Eardstapa
Eardstapa
James Hutcheson
Paintings and Reclamations
Burnside gallery presents James Hutcheson, a Scottish artist and designer thinking here about transience and perception.
‘This exhibition mirrors the natural cycles of deterioration and renewal; using paintings and paper sculptures in this practice. The torn edges and burnt textures of the paper suggest transformation, while their integration into cohesive works of art suggests that even fragmented things can have intrinsic worth.’
James Hutcheson
His work in this exhibition refers to several ancient and modern texts.
For example, Eardstapa means The Wanderer; a poem that was written in the late ninth or early tenth century. It has themes of loss and search in a world of transience.
He uses sculpture of torn up paper, and found things as well as delicate watercolours and acrylics to make the ordinary, extraordinary. He is celebrating fifty years of this line of thought and the work stemming from it; this exhibition gives several possible resolutions, happy and sad.
Originally from Alloway in Ayrshire, he trained at Carlisle and Leeds, where his personal tutor was the artist Derek Hyatt. He has lectured in design at Leeds Becket University (formerly Leeds Polytechnic), ECA, Napier University and Dundee College of Art & Design. He was creative director at Birlinn Books and before that, was art director at Canongate Books. He continues to work for a variety of publishers throughout the UK as a graphic designer and illustrator.
Notes for buyers
In the website and gallery red dots signify 'sold'. Talk to us if you live so far away that you would like to take the work of art with you.
Measurements are height first.
The paintings only, can be bought online and sent to mainland Britain at the purchaser's consideration and risk. Please contact us by the contact page and tell us the name of the painting you are interested in.
All copyright of works of art remains with the artist
Paintings and Reclamations
27.08.25 – 20.09.25
Burnside gallery presents James Hutcheson, a Scottish artist and designer thinking here about transience and perception.
‘This exhibition mirrors the natural cycles of deterioration and renewal; using paintings and paper sculptures in this practice. The torn edges and burnt textures of the paper suggest transformation, while their integration into cohesive works of art suggests that even fragmented things can have intrinsic worth.’
James Hutcheson
His work in this exhibition refers to several ancient and modern texts.
For example, Eardstapa means The Wanderer; a poem that was written in the late ninth or early tenth century. It has themes of loss and search in a world of transience.
He uses sculpture of torn up paper, and found things as well as delicate watercolours and acrylics to make the ordinary, extraordinary. He is celebrating fifty years of this line of thought and the work stemming from it; this exhibition gives several possible resolutions, happy and sad.
Originally from Alloway in Ayrshire, he trained at Carlisle and Leeds, where his personal tutor was the artist Derek Hyatt. He has lectured in design at Leeds Becket University (formerly Leeds Polytechnic), ECA, Napier University and Dundee College of Art & Design. He was creative director at Birlinn Books and before that, was art director at Canongate Books. He continues to work for a variety of publishers throughout the UK as a graphic designer and illustrator.
Notes for buyers
In the website and gallery red dots signify 'sold'. Talk to us if you live so far away that you would like to take the work of art with you.
Measurements are height first.
The paintings only, can be bought online and sent to mainland Britain at the purchaser's consideration and risk. Please contact us by the contact page and tell us the name of the painting you are interested in.
All copyright of works of art remains with the artist
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