by Archive | Feb 7, 2025 | archive
Since George Wyllie’s passing in 2012, his family, led by his daughter Louise, along with writer Jan Patience and curator Lynne Mackenzie, has worked to preserve his legacy. They’ve organised exhibitions, events, schools and community activities, published...
by Archive | May 26, 2023 | News
A major new development in Greenock will be home for art, ideas and the scul?tures of George Wyllie.The Wyllieum is a place for inspiration, creativity and questions about what art is and what it can be. It is inspired by the extraordinary artist George Wyllie...
by Archive | May 26, 2023 | News
George Wyllie’s iconic Running Clock sculpture, situated in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre, got a right good clean thanks to artist Willie Sutherland and a merry band of volunteers. Willie, who credits Wyllie as a major influence in his work, called...
by Archive | Sep 29, 2021 | News
Having unsuccessfully tried painting, he found his medium after taking a welding course at a local college in the mid-1960s. Inspired by what he called the ‘semi-engineering’ of an Arte Povera exhibition he saw at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in...