COAST 2013 banners
Location
Macduff Harbour
Macduff, Aberdeenshire
Date
May 2013
Description
David Blyth worked with local school children as part of this commission. Two major source inspirations were a 1960 paper doll toy found in a local charity shop (the kind one used to cut out the clothes for with the little tabs that fold over) and the Macduff Marine Aquarium. The human/sea animal hybrid is also a concept widespread in Scottish folklore here however David focuses on corals, polyps, urchins and etc rather than the more traditional seals and fish of sylkies and merfolk.
Related Information
6 banners commissioned by COAST using per-cent for art funds.
Era
2000s
Categories
Iconography
- animals in general
- human face or head
- human figure
- mermaid
- part of human body
Creator
- David Blyth, Artist
Photographer
- David Watson Hood
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