Gordon Young

Gordon Young is a visual artist
who focuses on creating art for the public domain. His work ranges from sculptures to typographic pavements for places as disrelated as government headquarters and village squares. The common denominator for all projects is the basis of relevance to the surroundings.

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A more subtle way of celebrating Ayr's most famous poet Robert Burns, a verse from Burn's Whisky drink was carved into a set of granite steps outside the Tam O' Shanter pub in Ayr.

O whiskey! soul o’plays
an' pranks! accept
a bardies gratff u’
thanks! when wanting
thee what tuneless cranks
are my poor verses!

– Robert Burns

In collaboration with:
Typography – Why Not Associates.
Implementation – Russell Coleman.