ArtUK | A seriously playful artist: 100 years of George Wyllie
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...
Remembering George Wyllie by Norman Bissell
I first encountered George Wyllie at the Burns, Beuys and Beyond event in November 1990 at which he was a major presence throughout the weekend. He had just completed an amazing run of public art projects including the Straw Locomotive, The Paper Boat and numerous...