Abstract Calum Colvin discusses the development of his work over the past twenty years through a selection of key images from his oeuvre, outlining the hybrid elements in the development of his style. He discusses his use of old and … Continued
Many of us are now familiar with Calum Colvin’s remarkable series of works derived from James Macpherson’s prose poem ‘Ossian’, which was first published in the 1760s. Colvin’s work was shown at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in 2002 and … Continued
Calum Colvin and Tom Leonard, Edinburgh Printmakers 2003 The series of images in the portfolio entitled ‘Fragments’ are the result of a collaboration between visual artist Calum Colvin and poet Tom Leonard. This portfolio of five large-scale etchings and complimentary … Continued
Edinburgh Lyceum, a play by Peter Arnott, set design by Calum Colvin This commission was a set design for Glasgow playwright Peter Arnott’s Victorian drama at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh (25/4/03 – 17/5/03). Directed by Kenny Ireland, this … Continued
A touring exhibition of sixteen large-scale computer manipulated photographic artworks completed during Colvin’s tenure as Senior Research Fellow in Digital Imaging at the University of Northumbria in conjunction with Impressions Gallery, York. The artworks explore the relationship between fantasy and … Continued
This was an international touring exhibition of thirteen large scale computer manipulated photo works, based on the painting of the same name by the 15th cent. Flemish painter Hieronymous Bosch, the work explores aspects of Scotland’s’ history and culture, incorporating broader … Continued
’The Two Ways of Life’ was an international touring exhibition of seven large scale photographic artworks exploring and re-interpreting the iconography of the 1857 allegorical photomontage ‘The Two Ways of Life’ by O.J. Rejlander. First shown at the Art Institute of Chicago, … Continued
Calum Colvin’s rich, anarchic and often highly amusing photopieces are amongst the most significant artworks to emerge from Scotland during the eighties.The elaborate scenarios of the imagination which Colvin develops in his tableaux permit access to a realm wherein myth, … Continued
Salama Caro Gallery, London; Galeria 57, Madrid;Glenn/Dash Gallery, Los Angeles; California State University, Long Beach, California; Friedman-Guinness Gallery, Frankfurt; Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Portfolio Gallery, Edinburgh.
