Alistair McClymont
b. 1978 England; lives and works London.
 
 

 

 

  
 

 
 
15, 450 milligrams of the Evian mountain., 2005
RCA Sculpture School graduate Alistair McClymont’s work investigates the romanticism with which contemporary cultural products have been invested. He uses well-known commodities, brands and logos as recurring themes: a recent series of work has been based around the imagery of the Evian mountain, for instance. In these pieces he comments on the emblem as a guarantee of purity and a symbol of a human desire to feel connected to the natural world. In another, Honey and Almonds, he reflects upon a romantic sensibility that the Toblerone bar exploits in its shape and logo, combining images from maps, geographic formations and William Hodge’s painting Tahiti Revisited.

In his most recent work, ‘The dark side of the rainbow’, McClymont has extended his observation of cultural production to the cult status of film and music, merging the film ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and the Pink Floyd album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, in accordance with a popular urban myth that the two can be played in perfect synchronisation. By using cultural artefacts that belong to the realm of the everyday, McClymont produces work relevant to our everyday lives, providing a light hearted look at the world of cultural production.

Alistair McClymont graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005.

 
 
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EDUCATION: 2003-05 MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art; 1997-2000 Hull School of Art and Design; SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2007 Wyer Gallery, London 2006 Reception Space at ACAVA 2005 Hull Art Lab; SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2006; Temporary Contemporary; Best of MA, Postgraduate Show 2005; 2005 Hollow Salon; The Wrong Map, Three Colts Gallery; MA/BA Art Fortnight London; Stereo White, London; 60 Seconds, Cafe Gallery, London; 2004 Lamp, Hull; 2003 Stuff, Red Gallery, Hull; Time Share, Trinity Buoy Warf, London RESIDENCIES Hull Art Lab, 2005- 2003