Alasdair Gray’s Creative DNA
Explore Alasdair’s creative character and process through the eyes of the people who worked with him.
Paradise, Hell and everywhere in between…
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Collaborative creations
Alasdair was always working and his work was always in progress. He was a multi-talented creative across many different artforms and he was also a consistent collaborator who needed other people to realise his ambitious visions.
For this project we interviewed 4 of Alasdair’s key creative collaborators. People who worked with him for many years and have an intimate understanding of his creative character and process.
With thanks to…
Creative contributors:
Francis Bickmore, Editor, Canongate Books.
Iain Clark, Photographic artist.
John Mackechnie, Director, Glasgow Print Studio.
Stef Gardiner, Personal assistant.
Nichol Wheatley, Artistic collaborator.
And Stornaway.io, for their interactive video software.
Music:
Music and sound effects from Pixabay featuring Good_B_Music, geoffharvey, CocosMusic, folk_acoustic, soundoffreedom, DHcz.
Still photography:
Alasdair Gray Archive at the National Library of Scotland – Manuscripts and written work.
Canongate Books - Alasdair’s long-time publishers.
Glasgow Print Studio - Prints of Alasdair’s art.
Òran Mór - Home of one of the largest pieces of public art in Scotland.
Ulf Andersen - Photographer.
Mark Wild - Photographer CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Kevin Cameron - Filmmaker, Alasdair Gray: A Life in Progress.
Fiona Watson - Visual artist.
Marina Maclean - Glasgow blogger of street style, fashion, photos and more.
Ranald McColl - Artist.
Literature Alliance Scotland - Advancing the interests of Scotland’s literature and languages.
Tiledscapes - Worked on the Glasgow Hillhead Subway station.
Kidr77 - Glasgow blogger with nostalgic notions.
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Who is Alasdair Gray?
Alasdair Gray is often described as a genius and regularly compared to the earlier writer and artist William Blake.
