William Brotherston RSA b. 1943
William Brotherston RSA: ‘My sculptures are usually fairly simple in appearance, and are based on diverse starting points. I make them simple to help me achieve resolution and clarity, and partly to exploit a kind of economy in which I hope to say more with less. In much of my work I have explored sculptural and expressive possibilities in a variety of commonplace subjects and situations including everyday objects. The sculptures are nearly all made in clay or wax, and cast as unique bronzes. I am interested in exploiting the colour potential of the metal. In my early work I tended to use flat, planar forms in space; from the 1980s I have made volumetric sculptures with continuous surfaces. Recently I have incorporated cast objects to add their unique shape properties to the final image.’
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Conversations with Paolozzi
20 September - 28 October 2018The Academicians' Gallery Free entry Conversations with Paolozzi will bring together responses of Royal Scottish Academicians to the Scottish-Italian artist, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005). Timed to coincide with the publication...Read more -
Scottish Drawings
31 January - 1 March 2015RSA Lower Galleries Free entry An investigation into contemporary drawing by Royal Scottish Academicians and invited artists. The exhibition also fincludes a selection of historic works from the RSA Collections....Read more