Archive for the ‘Street Artists’ Category
Ian Smith – Hurty Gurty Man, Merchant City Festival, Glasgow 2009
Mischief La-Bas
Welcome to the world of Mischief La-Bas, a performance company specialising in interactive comedy, walkabout characters, corporate event entertainment and outdoor theatre. For over 15 years, they have devoted themselves to ‘gently warping the underlay of the fabric of society’.
The Hurty Gurty Man
Occasionally over the years, Ian Smith has inflicted his singing on the public in a variety of guises, from ersatz pop singer to faux crooner. In this instance however, he wishes to return to street level, whether you like it or not. Subverting the jolly image of the Organ Grinder by croaking out inappropriate chansons of doom and despair, he will ignore his plague-ridden minkey and vehemently refuse your money. Musicians Andy Frizell and La Chunky agreed to prepare his organ.
http://www.mischieflabas.co.uk/
Scott Walker version of Angels of Ashes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Walker_(singer)
Really beautiful song that I’d never heard until Ian’s lovely rendition during the Merchant City Festival. I’d be interested in learning more about the song and will look into this further. In the meantime though I found interesting parallels between Lorraine Lamond’s stained glass work and Chagall – see video and link below.
Glasgow International 16.04 – 03.05 / 2010
Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is a unique event in the cultural calendar. Taking place in the city every other year, the Festival comprises groundbreaking and dynamic presentations in contemporary visual art practice, across a range of exhibitions, public projects, talks, performances and screenings by both local and international artists.
‘Open Glasgow’ Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art is please to announce the new, open submission initiative for 2010 called ‘Open Glasgow’. ‘Open Glasgow’ is funded by the Scottish Arts Council, and aims to discover ambitious and imaginative artists’ projects, conceived specifically for the city during Festival time.
This fund is only available to artists currently based in or have been educated in Scotland.
For Full details please download the full ‘Open Glasgow’ Guideline and Application form.
