Modern art in scotland

Contemporary artists

Since the 1990s, the most commercially successful artist has been Jack Vettriano (b. 1959), whose work usually consists of figure compositions, with his most famous painting The Singing Butler (1992), often cited as the best selling print in Britain. However, he has received little acclaim from critics.^[39] Contemporary artists emerging from Glasgow and Dundee include David Mach (b. 1960), working in the medium of installation art,^[40] Richard Wright (b. 1960), noted for his intricate wall paintings, Jim Lambie (b. 1965) who specialises in colourful sculptural installations^[41] and Susan Philipsz (b. 1965) who works in sound installations.^[42] A group that emerged from Glasgow School of Art in the early 1990s, and later described as "The Irascibles", includes Roderick Buchanan (b. 1965), who works in installations, film and photography, Douglas Gordon (b. 1966) working in video art, Christine Borland (1965), whose work focuses on forensic science, and sculptor Martin Boyce (b. 1967).^[43] In the generation of more recent artists Lucy McKenzie's (b. 1977) painting is often sexually explicit,^[44] while Sandy Smith (b. 1983) has produced installation art that combines video and landscape art.^[45]