William Docherty
Fine Art BA Hons
Duncan of Jordanstone University of Dundee
Specialisms: Printmaking / Fine Art / Painting
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
William Docherty
First Name: William
Last Name: Docherty
Specialisms: Printmaking / Fine Art / Painting
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My Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
University / College: Duncan of Jordanstone University of Dundee
Course / Program Title: Fine Art BA Hons
About
Awright mate listen up – I’m just a normal guy from North Ayrshire right? Nae fancy words from maself just a working class lad wi a passion for printmaking and a gid laugh usually in the pub wi a pint.
Here now when it comes tae inspiration forget yer fancy galleries – I’m all aboot the west Highlands, mate. The mental ruggedness of those peaks and surrounding hills, valleys and lochs enough for me. Otherwise My Hearts in the Highlands better said by the man himself Robert Burns another Ayrshire lad.
So picture this eh? For my degree showI got nine dods of widden MDF boards and used a hand router to carve into it. I’m carving away like a mad man trying not to lose a finger. But lo and behold oot comes a relief print whilst I have an inky face probably got mare ink oan myself than the boards I was inking up.
This is a body of work that I produced for my degree show at DJCAD. My work mostly focuses on large scale woodblock prints that are based around Scotland. I tend to add working class patter into my prints and print onto large maps showing juxtapositions of two perspectives of the landscape.
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