Out of a potentially tragic situation, comes an amazing fundraiser centred around works of art. Alison McWhirter, arguably the most gifted artist among the younger generation of New Scottish Colourists, approached Into Creative to ask if we could help to raise awareness of an incredible fundraiser that will culminate in a Bonham’s Auction (Bonhams, Edinburgh […]
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As a simple example of their huge longevity, it’s likely there are today now more Beatles fans who were born after their 1970 split than there were during the band’s own existence. Like me, most of those new fans have not been able to experience the thrill of a new Beatles album in realtime. The
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A collaborative essay written by Loretta Mulholland and Ian Hume on Ken Currie’s portrait of forensic anthropologist, Dame Sue Black. We talked of this process of combining our thoughts many times, overglasses of wine and packets of crisps in the Phoenix Bar in those Dundee days before Covid. We’ve attended Zoom meetings and creative conversations
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One of the most repeated rock myths is that The Velvet Underground only sold a miniscule amount of records during their brief existence and that it took until many years later for them to find their rightful place in the music history books after being discovered by ‘Punk’. Something about this story did not feel
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This interview mark the first of a series of articles from prominent Scottish artist, Peter Thomson, who, we are delighted to announce, will now be curating our ‘Into Art‘ focus. And what a start! Peter caught up with world famous artist, Ken Currie to chat about his art, his fascinations and how he views the
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Into Creative gives creatives a platform, from established artists to those emerging or still under the radar for most people. Into Creative also produces its own content with new, exciting projects in development, which will come to fruition in 2021. Our website offers reviews and interviews and performances across music, film, literature and the arts.
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The Hug and Pint is a cracking little venue on Great Western Road in Glasgow. I used to play football with Brian Reynolds who co-owns the venue, so I know that The Hug genuinely exists out of love for music and (award winning) vegan food. A cool environment with a good selection of drinks helps!
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