AN ARTIST inspired by Inverclyde's incredible scenery who has previously exhibited in New York and London is bringing his works to Greenock.
Visual artist Fraser Taylor's Muddled Syncopation exhibition will be displayed in the Beacon until November 7, where he previously served as guest curator for eight years.
It features paintings created over the past three years, alongside a film produced with artist Rob Kennedy and a poem by Ewan Armstrong.
Mr Taylor said: "It wraps things up a wee bit in that I have been here working as a curator and now I've been given the invitation to present my own work.
"It's a nice way of not ending my previous relationship with the Beacon and moving into a new one."
The exhibition explores the relationship between people and their environment, drawing on themes of memory, place and material experience.
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Fourteen large-scale canvases, created using oil paint and collage, will be on display.
While the works reference locations tied to Mr Taylor’s life such as his time in Chicago and return to Scotland, he says viewers will bring their own experiences and reflect on them at the exhibition.
His role at the Beacon means Inverclyde has also played a significant role in his journey and ultimately, his work.
He said "I've been coming down to Inverclyde almost once a week for the last eight years.
"I live in Glasgow and I really love that train journey down and being in Inverclyde. I have an obsession with the Clyde and just looking at the it from the beacon is incredible.
"There's lots of sort of horizontal lines in the paintings, which maybe maps out a horizon. So it could be the horizon between the Clyde and the mountains.
"There are always connections there, but it's not really essential that the audience knows exactly what that connection is."
Mr Taylor has been making art for more than 45 years and his practice spans painting, installation, film, textiles, set design and collaborative performance.
His work often explores themes of uncertainty, loss and recovery.
The artist said he is interested in the human form and how it relates to different types of landscapes, whether urban, rural or domestic.
He describes himself as an interdisciplinary artist rather than a painter, and said this is his first exhibition focused solely on painting in around 15 years.
Garth Ivan, who recently took over as guest curator at the Beacon Arts Centre, said: "Beacon Arts Centre is proud to welcome Fraser Taylor, an interdisciplinary visual artist whose influence extends internationally while remaining firmly rooted in Scotland's cultural landscape.
"He has also played an important role in the creative life of the Beacon through his lasting contribution as former guest curator – creating a powerful space for a diverse and talented range of voices in contemporary art."
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