About this artwork
When the Scottish National Portrait Gallery commissioned Calum Colvin to create a portrait of the composer, James MacMillan, Colvin visited the composer in his Glasgow home to see where and how he worked. He then built a set in his Edinburgh studio which included references to MacMillan's work and character. In this portrait we can spot the model for the stage set for MacMillan's first full-length opera, Ines de Castro, which he was composing at the time; the manuscripts of the opening and closing bars of the piece; as well as references to his Roman Catholic faith and passionate support of Glasgow Celtic Football Club.
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artist:Calum Colvin (born 1961) Scottish
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title:James MacMillan, b. 1959. Composer
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date created:1996
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materials:Cibachrome colour print
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measurements:154.00 x 123.00 cm
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credit line:Commissioned 1996
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accession number:PGP 83.14
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Calum Colvin
Calum Colvin
Calum Colvin was born in Glasgow and studied art in Dundee and London, before coming to prominence in the mid-1980s. His early interest in sculpture led him to develop his unique style of 'constructed photography', creating small sets from everyday objects to resemble domestic interiors. More...