Saturday 3 June 2017

Well a' don't know how tae change things but, by Christ we got tae try

Monday, 15 June 2015


Inages from 'New Image Glasgow', 1985.

War - Ken Currie, 1983

A brand New World was Comin' - Ken Currie, 1985 (Conté on paper)

Life grew harder day by day, All along the riverside - Ken Currie, 1985 (Conté on paper)

Well a' don't know how tae change things but, by Christ we got tae try - Ken Currie, 1985 (Conté on paper)

Ken Currie quote:
"[My aim is to] create an epic socialist humanist art that shows in political terms a 'pessimism of the intellect, but an optimism of the will.'  They are disciplined by a realism in form and content - this being neccessary as it is the language of accessibility and democracy - capable of touching the heart and mind of an audience all too familiar with the story."
Meanwhile, Steven Campbell predicted the future with this one:


Nasal and Facial Hair Reactions to Various Disasters - Steven Campbell, 1985

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