MacDiarmid on mortals – small mounted print
Oor ain culture
Culture is one of the main things that define a country. It makes one place on a map more than simply in a different location to another place on a map. Scotland is no exception to this. From our tartans and traditions, to our writing, music, languages and so much more, the culture that has come to define Scotland has become known around the world.
Cringe no more
In the centuries since the birth of the union in 1707, Scots have been gradually all been taught to dislike, dismiss, or even flat out deny our culture. Known as the Scottish Cringe, this in-built censor manifests in all sorts of ways, often near words like 'twee' and 'parochial'. Bringing a focus and sense of worth to Scottish culture is one of the main aims of Indy Prints.
About this piece
Hugh MacDiarmid's A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle is one of his most accomplished works. Written in 1926, the long-form poem helped pave the way for the use of Scots language in the arts. The full verse reads:
And let the lesson be – to be yersels
Ye needna fash gin it's to be ocht else
Tae be yersels and to mak that work bein
Nae harder job tae mortals has been gien
The artwork
The second half of the above verse is rendered here in an art deco font, combined with a stylised view of Assynt to recreate the look of mid-century travel posters.
Product details
- Made in Scotland
- Digitally printed
- 5x7 inches (127x178mm)
- 350gsm silk paper that is Forest Sustainable Certified
- Single mounted to finish size 8x10 inches
- Double thick mount, 2.4 microns conservation quality