THEY CAME, they saw, they bought some of the line drawings. More than
5000 people paid a visit to the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock where
artists Peter Howson and Iain McColl staged an exhibit of war work from
Bosnia.
But no-one, as yet, has paid out the #18,000 needed to buy one of
Howson's mighty oil paintings. A number of corporate buyers have been
scouting around but have yet to make a move.
David Bett, the institute's arts and museum development officer said
the it had purchased a number of drawings from both artists, and members
of the public had snapped up several prints and pastel drawings priced
at around #250.
Bett said the show had been well-received despite its often
gut-wrenching imagery and there had been no complaints about the works
on display. ''Yes, the subject matter is quite violent, but both artists
can sometimes combine both softness and violence in their work.''
The exhibition, which contains more than 80 works and 12 large oils,
closed on March 4, and it will now tour round the UK and overseas in the
coming months, with the first date at Dundee Art Gallery on Monday.
Howson, the official UK war artist to Bosnia, had proposed a joint
show with McColl who had accompanied him through the horrors of Bosnia
with a video camera.
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