Zat you Georg? – a bird is not a stone.

Zat you Georg? – a bird is not a stone.

Archivist Pinja Kaivola King selects her favourite sculpture at The Wyllieum, and we explore the archive to find out more. Pinja with a version of the Berlin Burd currently on display at The Wyllieum, part of the George Wyllie Foundation’s collection of works. I have...
Fresh Legs for Iconic Wyllie Sculpture.

Fresh Legs for Iconic Wyllie Sculpture.

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...
Remembering George Wyllie by Norman Bissell

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...
THE CITY AS A LIVING ROOM | WALLY DUGS

THE CITY AS A LIVING ROOM | WALLY DUGS

THE CITY AS A LIVING ROOM | WALLY DUGS This audio recording was submitted by Graham Ross to the Mapping Memories project, 2021 Audio Transcript Hi, my name is Graham Ross. I was a young architecture student attending the 1994 winter school in the arches in Glasgow,...