Artist and friend of Alasdair’s who exhibited with him on several occasions.
What does Alasdair Gray mean to you?
Explain yourself?
How to ‘reduce’ Alasdair to three words! Goodness!
Genius: Alasdair was pure genius. A brilliant draughtsman, painter, wordsmith, thinker. The reach of his creativity was boundless. Up until the very end.
Unassuming: No other artist and writer of Alasdair's standing was or is so unaffected, so devoid of pomposity or vanity. Titles meant nothing to him. I imagine that if Alasdair had had the overweening sense of entitlement peculiar to many artists, he would be more widely recognised in and beyond Scotland. It’s a disgrace that the National Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art doesn’t host a retrospective. A disgrace!
Generosity: This follows on from ‘Unassuming’. I exhibited 4 times with Alasdair at his instigation. This was typical of his concern for others in every sphere, wherever he felt they were being overlooked.
I loved Alasdair. And I would also like to have found words for his passion and sense of fun. A one off!
