Finlay, Ian Hamilton, 1925-2006
Nationality
Scottish
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Sea Poppy 1, 1966
The numbers of Scottish fishing ships, printed in red, are arranged in a mandala on a blue background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sea Poppy 2, 1968
Depicts names of Scottish fishing ships with Star as a component of their names printed in green and arranged as a mandala on a blue background. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sea Poppy Mosaic, 1969
The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's numbers placed within a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sea Poppy Mosaic [early trial photocopy], 1969
The image depicts a random arrangement of ship's identification numbers placed within a fraction of a circular shape. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Seashells, 1971
The essay written by Stephen Bann on the back inside folder explains the metaphor of grouping designs of hulls of sailing ships like sea shells in a display case. Proctor is a ship designer and Costley the artist who made this print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Six Proposals for the Improvement of Stockwood Park Nurseries in the Borough of Luton, 1986
Five prints were adapted by Hinks from drawings by Claude Lorrain (1640, 1642, 1643, 1649). The texts of the tree plaques for this proposal were taken from classical sources in Latin and Greek literature. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Some Myths of Concrete Poetry / Cobbing, Bob; Mayer, Peter; Chopin H; Bann S; Finlay IH; Mills S; Belloli C; Finch P; Gomringer E; Wright E; Fahlstrom O; Themerson S; Jandl E; Morgan E; Furnival J., 1972
Reprinted from Stereo Headphones No.5, 1972. The authors debunk the assertion of Stuart Mills who in Akros No.18, 1972 stated that the poem-poster was introduced by Ian-Hamilton Finlay. They go on to further describe the pioneers of Concrete Poetry in their opinion. Rebuttals to their conclusions by Stephan Bann and Henri Chopin are also published. Mentions that Ernest Fenellosa, who died in 1908, used the term 'concrete poetry' in an essay, 'The Chinese Character as a Medium for Poetry' in 1901. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Spitfire Segments/Messerschmitt Mottle, 1975
This print is not listed in Finlay's book, Prints 1963-1997. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
[Sundial], 1967
This photograph depicts a sundial sculpture, "The Four, Seas, -Ons In, Sail. A sail is placed in the center to deflect the sun and cast a shadow. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Sundial Print: Umbra Solis, 1975
The Sackner Archive also holds the card and the drawing with the same title. This work is also depicted in Bulletin of the National Galleries of Scotland No.3, a pamphlet periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Table Talk of Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1985
This finely printed book consists of a listing of aphorisms such as 1) Vengeance is an act of good faith, 2) Concrete poems were thought childish because they were seen but not heard, 3) Schemes for making a great deal of money usually cost a lot. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Taschenbuch der Panzer, 1981
The eight colored prints play off the image of the Pansey, the flower as a camouflaged image of Panzer, the German armored tank. A section of this book is entitled, "Detached Sentances on Camouflage: In the Manner of Shenstone. William Snenstone (1714-1763) was a poet and gardner. This list aphorisms about floral and military tank camouflage. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Telegrams from My Windmill / Finlay, Ian Hamilton., 1964
This is Finlay's first book of concrete poetry based upon a typed layout. Sixtenn poems are printed in red color. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Temple, n, 1984
Temple denotes the exhibition space at Finlay's residence. The caption under an image of a Greek temple includes a definition, a quote from The Metamorphosis of Ovid, and the storming of Finlay's Temple by the Strathclyde region tax collectors who launched a surprise attack on Budget day, March 15, and successfully looted the garden TEMPLE. The definition is "a marbled edifice, a veined edifice; the seat or summit of reason." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Terror/Virtue, 1983
The leaflet provides an explanation for the image on the medal. Virtue is signified by two classical columns and terror by the two posts of the Guillotine. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The First Battle of Little Sparta, February 4, 1983 (Flute, Begin with Me), 1984
The medal depicts an automatic machine gun as a metaphor for a flute; commemorates first episode of an assult by the Strathclyde Region tax collectors on Finlay's home. The leaflet accompanyimg this medal commemorating the incident is a visual pun on Virgil's flute, with the vents in the barrel-sleeve as the finger-stops. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Flip Side of Language, 1966
This essay is another copy of the manuscript with slightly different handwritten correctionss and appeared in ISIS No.1507, 1966, a periodical held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Forest and the Revolution, 1981
Flyer advertising a series of exhibitions entitled "The Forest and the Revolution" held from May-October 1981 in Stonypath Garden and the Garden Temple in Finlay's Little Sparta in Lanarck, Scotland. Exhibitions included "Souvenirs of the French Revolution", "Nine Columns", "Names on Trees", "Talismans and Signifiers", "Classic Landscapes", "Pantheon of the Revolution", "Zeno and Epicurus", "Raspberry Camouflage", and "Spartan and Old Roman Promenades", as well as other publications and plantings.
The Harbour at Gravelines, 1978
The print depicts a blue pointillist image of the harbor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
The Little Seamstress, 1970
Depicts a sail boat with the tip of its mast in juxtaposition with the horizon like sewing the horizon as it sails. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
