ALAN DAVIE 24 Jun–8 Jul 2010 THE LIST 27
‘ALL MY IMAGES ARE MADE IN ORDER TO UNCOVER THE HIDDEN UNKNOWN’
small things; I’m working in oil paint on board, about 10 or 12 inches square ... although I’m making big things too. I work in a great variety of styles and I don’t make a distinction in the way I paint. All my images are made in order to uncover the hidden unknown.’ Which, when there’s work to be done, is as far as he’s willing to go with this interview. He excuses himself with a simple: ‘I’ve really got to get back to the studio.’ That Scottish Calvinist work ethic is still intact and unstoppable. Happy Birthday Alan Davie.
Alan Davie at 90, Park Gallery, Callendar House, Falkirk, Sat 26 Jun–Sat 16 Oct. www.falkirk.gov.uk/alandavieat90