
Gino reflects on the visual nature of bee sounds in this limited edition artist book.
published by Deschamps press 2018
digital version can be found at
www.issuu.com/ginoballantyne/docs/asnoise
illustration above "The Beekeper" Charcoal on Ingres paper 2018
published by Deschamps press 2018
digital version can be found at
www.issuu.com/ginoballantyne/docs/asnoise
illustration above "The Beekeper" Charcoal on Ingres paper 2018

Buckingham Literary Festival artist has been responding to the wonderful events and themes. The clandestine nature of world politics, contradictions, division, hidden meanings, courtly and political intrigue. Among the authors and politicians were Frederick Forsyth, Ben Okri, Antonia Fraser, Tom Bower, Tim Marshall, Mark Billingham, Belinda Bauer, Chris Patten, John Bercow and Andrew Adonis. The Archers also made an appearance with Tim Bentinck (David) and scriptwriter Keri Davies.
illustration above
Antonia Fraser
Ink and watercolour
illustration above
Antonia Fraser
Ink and watercolour

Gino spent a few days drawing the authors, speakers and audience as the festival Artist in Residence
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illustration: Roger McGough performing in the Big Tent
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illustration: Roger McGough performing in the Big Tent

Gino's exhibition "Resonance" in the GSofA Library during the summer is a physical representation of the organic and inorganic acoustic frequencies experienced at the Glasgow School of Art.
GSofA
Library
Renfrew street
64 Renfield Street
Glasgow G3 6RE
Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.00
Summer 2017
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GSofA
Library
Renfrew street
64 Renfield Street
Glasgow G3 6RE
Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.00
Summer 2017
www.gsa.ac.uk

Artist-in-residence, Gino Ballantyne has been making drawings of the RCS which interpret the sounds within the building. He has translated these sounds into a large 8.5 x 2.75 metres notational sound portrait of the RCS as time based performance. This drawing is on exhibition during the summer and is titled "Improvisation 1".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXpjj6R094
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G2 3DB
Summer 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGXpjj6R094
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow G2 3DB
Summer 2017