Ian Hamilton Finlay
1925 - 2006
Décédé en Edinburgh (GB), né à Nassau (BS).
"... I run the Wild Hawthorn Press, and edit Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. And I make toys, and toy/sculptures, with wood. I have also designed poems for glass, and concrete poems for use in architecture..." (Ian Hamilton Finlay comme il se décrit dans une lettre à Paul De Vree.)
Le poète-éditeur et artiste plasticien Ecossais Ian Hamilton Finlay (°1925-2006) est une figure de proue de la poésie concrète et visuelle. En 1958, cet autodidacte en arts plastiques et en poésie crée The Wild Hawthorn Press consacrée à la publication de ses illustrations, de ses cartes et de ses carnets. La presse édite également la ‘revue’ de Finlay dédiée à la poésie concrète et visuelle POTH (Poor.Old.Tired.Horse) dont vingt-cinq numéros paraîtront entre 1961 et 1967. La revue contient des œuvres de Finlay mais également d’autres poètes et artistes graphiques. Comme les œuvres de ses débuts s’apparentent fortement aux pratiques néo-avant-gardistes de la poésie concrète, des photos y apparaissent également peu à peu. A la fin des années ‘60 et dans les années ‘70, les références en matière d’histoire (de l’art) et de littérature se multiplient dans son œuvre. Au cours des années ’80, Ian Hamilton Finlay se profilera comme un artiste plasticien mais il continue de produire des carnets d’artiste et des œuvres graphiques à la chaîne, souvent en collaboration avec d’autres artistes. Outre la nature et les traditionnels paysages, des références (ironiques) à des périodes ‘critiques’ telles que les Lumières, la Révolution Française et la Terreur, l’avant-garde historique de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, apparaissent dans ses travaux. La mer et la navigation constituent en outre le fil rouge de son œuvre poétique et plastique particulièrement riche.
Oeuvresfilter for M HKA works
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Lappy Ishtmus Fishes, 1963.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 15.4 x 10.1 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Standing Poem 1 (Pear/Appear), 1963.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 21.0 x 7.7 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Standing poem I (Pear/Appear), 1963.Poetry, ink, paper, 20.2 x 13 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, The Star in its Stable of Light, 1964.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 15.1 x 15.1 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Canal stripe series 3, 1964.Book, booklet; paper, ink , 15 x 20 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Canal stripe series 4, 1964.Book, booklet; paper, ink, cardboard, 17.8 x 27.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Standing Poem 3 (Hearts), 1965.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 22.7 x 11.3 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Standing Poem 2 (Apple/Heart), 1965.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 20.3 x 13.0 cm, 25.8 x 14.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Futura 7, 1965.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 24 x 16 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, First Suprematist Standing Poem, 1965.Poetry, folding card; ink on paper, 23.8 x 9.6 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd. (Haw, an inseks, an, aw, a Fush), 1965.Poetry, paper, ink, cardboard, 17 x 11.7 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ocean stripe series 3, 1965.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 20.3 x 12.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ocean stripe series 2, 1965.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 12.7 x 10.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Cythera, 1965.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 25.5 x 20.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 18, 1965.Periodical, ink, paper, 22.8 x 16.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 16, 1965.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Frans Vanderlinde, Pierre Garnier, Paul De Vree, Vers Univers 1 , 1966.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Paul De Vree, Pierre Garnier, Frans Vanderlinde, Luc Peire, Vers Univers 2, 1966.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Frans Vanderlinde, Pierre Garnier, Paul De Vree, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Vers Univers 3, 1966.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Typoscript (8 July), 1966.Letter, ink, paper, 25.2 x 20.3 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Typoscript (3 August), 1966.Letter, ink, paper, (5 x) 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Typoscript (7 December), 1966.Letter, paper, ink, 25.2 x 20.3 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, 6 Small Songs In 3's, 1966.Poetry, paper, ink, cardboard, 21 x 9.6 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ocean stripe series 4, 1966.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 10 x 13.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Autumn Poem, 1966.Poetry, ink on paper, cardboard, 16.6 x 17 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, 6 small pears for eugen gomringer, 1966.Poetry, paper, inkt, cardboard, 9.1 x 14.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 20, 1966-1967.Periodical, ink, paper, 24.7 x 17.7 cm.
>Paul De Vree, Frans Vanderlinde, Pierre Garnier, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Vers Univers 4 , 1967.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Pierre Garnier, Frans Vanderlinde, Paul De Vree, Vers Univers 5, 1967.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Frans Vanderlinde, Paul De Vree, Pierre Garnier, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Vers Univers 6, 1967.Periodical, ink, paper, 27.5 x 22 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Paul De Vree, Ocean stripe 5, 1967.Book, paper, ink, 20.3 x 16.6 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 24, 1967.Periodical, ink, paper, 22.9 x 16.3 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Still Life with Lemon, 1970.Miscellaneum, card; ink on paper, 12.3 x 16.9 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sailing Barge Redwing, 1971.Print, print; ink on paper (silkscreen), 33 x 31.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Tree Shells, 1971.Print, folding card; ink on paper, 9.8 x 7.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sails / Waves 2, 1971.Miscellaneum, card; ink on paper (screenprint), 10.5 x 14.7 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Homage to Donald McGill, 1971.Miscellaneum, card; ink on paper, 14.6 x 9.4 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Sailor's Calendar, 1971.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 17.5 x 12.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sail / Sundial, 1972.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 7.5 x 7.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Homage to Pop Art, 1973.Miscellaneum, card; ink on paper, 10.5 x 14.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Family Group, 1973.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 15.5 x 26.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Calm in a Tea-cup, 1973.Miscellaneum, folding card; ink on paper, 16.5 x 13.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Honey By The Water, 1973.Book, book; ink on paper, 27.5 x 19.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Family, 1973.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 15.2 x 11.6 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Silhouettes, 1974.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 29.6 x 12.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Pretty Kettle of Fish, 1974.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 11.7 x 12.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Homage to Robert Lax, 1974.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 25.5 x 10.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, National Flags Series: Valhalla, 1975.Print, postcard; ink on paper, 105 x 148 mm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Lullaby, 1975.Print, ink on paper, 58.5 x 40.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Panzer Selection, 1975.Print, ink on paper, 44 x 35.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Textbooklet 1, 1975.Book, concertina/booklet; ink on paper, 10.0 x 5.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Luftwaffe - After Mondrian, 1976.Print, ink on paper, 41.5 x 53 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Imitations, Variations, Reflections, Copies, 1976.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 11.7 x 12.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Homage to Poussin, 1977.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 13.0 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, The Wild Hawthorn Art Test, 1977.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 12.8 x 10.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Trailblazers, 1978.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 7.0 x 9.5 cm, 28 p., unsigned and unnumbered.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Textbooklet 2, 1979.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 10.0 x 5.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Dzaezl, 1979.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 15.0 x 21.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Romances, Emblems, Enigmas, 1980.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 14.2 x 8.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Woods and Seas, 1980.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 6.0 x 9.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Two Billows, 1980.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 14.1 x 8.1 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Litany, A Requiem, 1981.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 9.7 x 5.7 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay 'Unnatural Pebbles' (with 'Detached Sentences on the Pebble'), 1981.Book, ink, paper, 16.2 x 15.9 cm, language : English, layout by the artist, publisher : Graeme Murray Gallery, Edinburgh.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Anticipations, 1982.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 11.4 x 10.4 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Midway 3, 1982.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 13.0 x 25.2 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, The Mailed Pinkie, 1982.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 11.4 x 11.1 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay 'Talismans and Signifiers' (with 'Sphere into Cube'), 1984.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 20.3 x 12.9 cm, language : English, layout by the artist, publisher : Graeme Murray Gallery, Edinburgh.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Proposal for a Wall, 1985.Print, print; ink on paper, 24.7 x 64 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Saint-Juste Pyramid, 1985.Print, ink on paper, 41.5 x 53 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Reap the SAC Faction, 1985.Print, print; ink on paper, 27.9 x 18.4 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, REVOLUTION, 1986.Print, print; ink on paper, 43 x 43 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Urn (Garden Poem), 1986.Print, ink on paper, 81 x 21.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Proposal for a Monument to Ludwig Feuerbach, 1986.Print, print; ink on paper, 24.7 x 64 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Seven Seed Packets, 1986.Print, colour-photo lithograph; ink on paper, 63.2 x 40.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Heraclitean Variations, 1986.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 10.0 x 9.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 14, 1986.Periodical, ink, paper, 24.2 x 17.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ligue des Droits de l'Homme, 1987.Print, ink on paper, 29.7 x 41.7 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, The Medium is the Message: Death to Strathclyde Region, 1987.Print, ink on paper, 76 x 58.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Laconic - Homage to Neo-Classicism, 1987.Print, ink on paper, 76 58.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poursuites Révolutionnaires, 1987.Book, book; ink on paper, 20 × 17 cm, 108 p. .
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Birds fly. Waterfowl ply., 1989.Miscellaneum, ink on paper, folding card; 11.4 x 8.9 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Blades, 1989.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 15.3 x 20.6 cm, 6 p..
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Thermidor, 1989.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 21.5 x 14.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, 3 Texts, 1989.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 13.5 x 13.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ian Hamilton Finlay 1789 1794, 1989.Book, ink, paper, 15.1 x 15.2 cm, language : English, German, Text & layout by the artist, publisher : Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Two Scythes, 1990.Print, ink on paper, 28.2 x 23 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sickle/Lightning Flash, 1990.Print, ink on paper, 46.9 x 29.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, 3 Columns, 1991.Print, print; ink on paper, 37.5 x 26.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Capital Ship, 1991.Print, ink on paper, 30.2 x 81 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, After Magritte, 1991.Print, ink on paper, 62 x 81 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Saint-Just Composing the Republican Institutions, 1992.Video, ink on paper, 46.0 x 46.0 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, BROUNT: An Idyll. MINT COPY., 1992.Book, booklet; ink on paper, 29.5 x 21 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Formal Pool for Stockwood Park, Luton, 1992.Print, lithograph; ink on paper, 295 x 386 mm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, A, E, I, O, BLUE, 1992.Print, print; ink on paper, 45.8 x 152 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Too Many Laws Too Few Examples, 1993.Poster, poster; ink on paper, screenprint, 59.6 x 81.9 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Heraclitean Variations, 1994.Print, lithograph; ink on paper, 18.9 × 29.8 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 25.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 23.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 22.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 17.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Paul De Vree, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 12.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 10.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 8.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 7.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 6.Periodical, ink, paper.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 5.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 4.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 3.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 2.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 1.Periodical, ink, paper, 26 x 20.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, 4 Sails.Poetry, paper, ink, cardboard, 16.5 x 16.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 19.Periodical, ink, paper, 24 x 16.3 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 21.Periodical, ink, paper, 22.9 x 16.6 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 13.Periodical, ink, paper, 24.2 x 17 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 15.Periodical, ink, paper, 24.7 x 17.5 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 11.Periodical, ink, paper, 26.4 x 21 cm.
>Ian Hamilton Finlay, Poor.Old.Tired.Horse. number 9.Periodical, ink, paper, 26.4 x 20.8 cm.
Expositions & Ensembles
> Exposition: A NON-U-MENTAL HISTORY OF M HKA – Part 2: What must be heard. 11 September 2021 - 09 January 2022.
> Exposition: IAN HAMILTON FINLAY - Bibliophile Publications from the Collection of Wilfried Wynants. 12 May 2018 - 02 September 2018.
> Exposition: NEONLICHT #2 - Ian Hamilton Finlay in the Archive of Paul De Vree. 26 April 2012 - 22 May 2012.
> Exposition: NEONLICHT #5 – Pierre Garnier in the Archive of Paul De Vree. 13 September 2012 - 01 January 2012.
> Ensemble: Artist Books.
Sans photo
> Ensemble: kunstenaarsboeken uit de jaren '80 [artists' books from the 80s].
> Ensemble: POOR.OLD.TIRED.HORSE..
> Ensemble: vers univers.