Alasdair
Gray 0-70 for Artworks Scotland (BBC Scotland)
A
documentary Cameron made for BBC Scotland on the artisitc life Alasdair Gray,
the writer and artist.
Grilled by his greatest critic, Gray tells us of his
early influences and how he came to be the writer and artist we know today.
Plaudits
and criticisms abound here culminating with film of Gray working on the Oran Mor
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and the Whale
Gray
restores one of his own murals in a private house, hidden under wallpaper for
40 years. This
is a clip from a longer project screened in the UK that was nominated for a Scottish
Bafta in 2002. It was shot on a hand cranked clockwork camera.
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Unlikely
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A
25 minute documentary about the mural work of Scottish artist and writer Alasdair
Gray.
The first sequence mainly concentrates on the discovery of his
Jonah and the Whale mural in a private flat in Glasgow's west end.
The
second sequence is mainly concerned with Alasdair's mural in the Scottish-Soviet
Friendship Society.
The third clip features Alasdair's mural in the
Ubiquitous Chip and the restoration of Jonah and Whale.
Part 4 looks at
the ceiling painting in Abbott House in Dunfermline.
The final sequence
is mainly concerned with the restoration of the Jonah work and Gray's hopes for
the future.
The project was nominated for best documentary in the Scottish
2002 BAFTA's |
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