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Gary BreezeGary Breeze was born in 1966 and is acknowledged as one of the most talented artists/craftsmen in his profession of lettercutting. One of his most ambitious works is the 35 metre frieze in the atrium of the High Court of Justiciary, Glasgow. More recently he was commissioned to produce lettering for the threshold to Queensberry House for the Scottish Parliament's new building in Edinburgh and the Bali bombing memorial in London. Gary’s commission for the Saltire Centre in Glasgow Caledonian University is a dissembled archway engraved with Horace's Ode 3.9. The text is in its original Latin form and an old form of Doric Scots dialect. Gary has used the reflection of Latin in its translation to demonstrate learning through conversation and language: a principal theme in the Saltire Centre. It will also function as an informal meeting area. Past commissionsWord on Word
These images are taken at Roche Court, a sculpture park in Wiltshire. The archway is shown both complete and dissembled. When assembled the engraving reads “A stone on a stone makes a home – A word on a word tells a tale”. The commission for the Saltire Centre is a similar piece on a larger scale engraved with Horace’s Ode 3.9; an ancient conversation written in poem form. The engraving will be alternately in Latin and in modern Scots dialect. Gary has used the reflection of Latin in modern dialect to demonstrate learning through conversation and language; a principal theme in the Saltire Centre. High Court of Justiciary, Glasgow
This was one of Gary’s most ambitious works; the 45 metre frieze was commissioned by the Scottish Courts Service in 1997 for the atrium of the High Court of Justiciary, Glasgow. More recently he was commissioned to produce lettering for the threshold to Queensberry House for the Scottish Parliament's new building in Edinburgh. Stardust
Gary’s inspiration from language has also extended to work in bronze. This pierced bronze sphere is made entirely from letterforms and forms the words: In a sense human flesh is made of stardust.
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