Laurence Figgis

• Lecturer
• Fine Art-Painting & Printmaking

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Book Section

Pearlescence and Patience

Figgis, Laurence (2010) Pearlescence and Patience. In: The Flight of O. Spike Island, Bristol, pp. 33-49. ISBN 978-0-9560856-2-7

Review of Katy Dove at Talbot Rice Gallery

Figgis, Laurence (2016) Review of Katy Dove at Talbot Rice Gallery. In: Katy Dove. Dundee Contemporary Arts in partnership with High Life Highland, Dundee, pp. 85-87. ISBN 978-0-9927095-4-9

Article

'Bad Retail': A romantic fiction

Figgis, Laurence (2017) 'Bad Retail': A romantic fiction. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 10 (1). pp. 5-26. ISSN 1753-5190

Hampstead Revisited

Figgis, Laurence, Pollard, Alex, Hetherington, Iain and Murray, Stuart (2009) Hampstead Revisited. Journal of Writing in Creative Practice, 2 (3). pp. 301-325. ISSN 1753-5190

Conference or Workshop Item

About 'The Great Macguffin'

Figgis, Laurence (2015) About 'The Great Macguffin'. In: Silence: A Semiotics of (In)Significance, 1 - 3 July 2015, University of LIverpool.

American Gothic: Chaos, Anachronism and Modernity in Eyvind Earle's Sleeping Beauty

Figgis, Laurence (2015) American Gothic: Chaos, Anachronism and Modernity in Eyvind Earle's Sleeping Beauty. In: PCA/ACA National Conference Animation (Silverman and Chanthanakone) Division, 1-5 April 2015, New Orleans, LA, USA.

(In)edible Beauty/ Monsters of Virtue

Figgis, Laurence (2011) (In)edible Beauty/ Monsters of Virtue. In: Association of Art Historians Summer Symposium: Subversive Beauty, 1/07/2011, University of Loughborough.

Laurence Figgis and David Punter respond to 'The Flight of O' with book launch of exhibition publication

Figgis, Laurence (2010) Laurence Figgis and David Punter respond to 'The Flight of O' with book launch of exhibition publication. In: Laurence Figgis and David Punter respond to 'The Flight of O' with book launch of exhibition publication, 26/05/2010, Associates' Space, Spike Island, Bristol.

Of Mice and Brides: Surrealism and the Uncanny in Walt Disney's Fairytale Cartoons

Figgis, Laurence (2009) Of Mice and Brides: Surrealism and the Uncanny in Walt Disney's Fairytale Cartoons. In: Arts to Enchant: Formations of Fantasy in Visual Culture, 29/05/2009-30/05/2009, University of Glasgow.

On the Emotional Appeal of the Inorganic

Figgis, Laurence (2013) On the Emotional Appeal of the Inorganic. In: Everydayness and the Event, 29/08/2014-01/09/2014, University of Sussex (Centre for Modernist Studies), Brighton.

Something That Was Not a Bird: The Uses of Transformation in Contemporary Ekphrasis

Figgis, Laurence (2013) Something That Was Not a Bird: The Uses of Transformation in Contemporary Ekphrasis. In: WRITING INTO ART, 18/06/13-19/06-13, University of Strathclyde and Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery.

The Spookier School: (Anti-)Surrealism in Glasgow

Figgis, Laurence (2021) The Spookier School: (Anti-)Surrealism in Glasgow. In: Association for Art Historians Annual Conference, 14th - 17th April 2021, University of Birmingham (online event).

Where Dalí Meets Disney

Figgis, Laurence (2016) Where Dalí Meets Disney. In: Friday Night Mixer: Surreal Encounters, 08 Jul 2016, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, UK.

Class Matters

Jackson, Deborah, Hodson, Elizabeth, Hannah, Michelle, McGilvary, Owain, Raha, Nat, Salmon, Margaret, Yuile, Laura and Figgis, Laurence (2023) Class Matters. In: Class Matters, 9th May 2023, Glasgow School of Art.

Launch event for Journal of Writing in Creative Practice: Art Writing, Paraliterature and Intrepid Forms of Practice

Thompson, Susannah, Edbrook, Laura, Figgis, Laurence and Thomson, Amanda (2018) Launch event for Journal of Writing in Creative Practice: Art Writing, Paraliterature and Intrepid Forms of Practice. In: Art Writing, Paraliterature & Intrepid Forms of Practice - Launch Event, 22 Nov 2018, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow.

Artefact

Blonda (scarf design commissioned by Briggs and Cole)

Figgis, Laurence (2014) Blonda (scarf design commissioned by Briggs and Cole). [Artefact]

The Great Macguffin

Figgis, Laurence (2012) The Great Macguffin. [Artefact]

Paintings for 'Red Gym'

Figgis, Laurence (2022) Paintings for 'Red Gym'. [Artefact]

Show/Exhibition

ANYKENT

Figgis, Laurence (2015) ANYKENT. The Briggait, Glasgow, 18th September - 20th November 2015 [Show/Exhibition]

Castles of Illusion Publication Launch/ Reading

Figgis, Laurence (2011) Castles of Illusion Publication Launch/ Reading. Intermedia Galleries, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, 13/12/2011 [Show/Exhibition]

Hugs n Fun-Fun

Figgis, Laurence (2013) Hugs n Fun-Fun. The Glasgow Project Room, 26 Oct - 02 Nov 2013 [Show/Exhibition]

Human Shaped

Figgis, Laurence (2016) Human Shaped. Sculpture and Design, Glasgow, 08-25 April 2016 [Show/Exhibition]

Laurence Figgis: (After) After

Figgis, Laurence (2017) Laurence Figgis: (After) After. Blenheim Walk Gallery, Leeds Arts University, 11 August - 29 September 2017 [Show/Exhibition]

Oh My Have

Figgis, Laurence (2015) Oh My Have. 1 Royal Terrace, Glasgow, 30th March - 19th April 2015 [Show/Exhibition]

October Show

Figgis, Laurence, Beshty, Walead, Bowman, Ann and Bradley, Will (2009) October Show. Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, 13/10/2009-7/11/2009 [Show/Exhibition]

Castles of Illusion

Figgis, Laurence, Frost, Brin and Williams, Zoe (2011) Castles of Illusion. Intermedia Galleries, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, 3/12/2011-17/12/2011 [Show/Exhibition]

Father Perspective, Mother Space

Figgis, Laurence and Hynd, Lynn (2010) Father Perspective, Mother Space. Limoncello Gallery, London, 27/07/2010 [Show/Exhibition]

Men and Bits of Paper Whirled by the Cold Wind

Figgis, Laurence and Hynd, Lynn (2008) Men and Bits of Paper Whirled by the Cold Wind. The Shed, 2 North View, Glasgow, 27/09/2008-28/09/2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Corridor of Uncertainty

Figgis, Laurence, Hynd, Lynn, Topping, Jane and Macpherson, Sophie (2009) Corridor of Uncertainty. Tangent Gallery, Curtin University Campus, Perth, Australia, 26/08/2009-23/09/2009 [Show/Exhibition]

The Mundane Shell

Figgis, Laurence and Thomas, Sharon (2008) The Mundane Shell. The Glasgow Print Studios, Glasgow, 11/04/2008-27/04/2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Men and bits of paper whirled by the cold wind

Hynd, Lynn and Figgis, Laurence (2008) Men and bits of paper whirled by the cold wind. Domestic Garden Shed, Glasgow, 27 - 28 September 2008 [Show/Exhibition]

Father Perspective, Mother Space

Williams, Matt, Hynd, Lynn and Figgis, Laurence (2010) Father Perspective, Mother Space. Limoncello Gallery, London, 27 - 29 July 2010 [Show/Exhibition]

Performance

Even or Perhaps

Figgis, Laurence and Figgis, Jack (2014) Even or Perhaps. [Performance]

Teaching Resource

Biographical Fictioning: The Lyric

Haynes, Laura, Coutts, Nicky, Figgis, Laurence, Salmon, Margaret, Thompson, Susannah, Bennett, Claire-Louise and Pedersen, Michael (2022) Biographical Fictioning: The Lyric. [Teaching Resource]

Other

(After) After: Anachronism, Modernist Picture-making and the Romantic Literary Tradition

Figgis, Laurence (2014) (After) After: Anachronism, Modernist Picture-making and the Romantic Literary Tradition. The Glasgow School of Art.

Paintings with Legs

Figgis, Laurence (2019) Paintings with Legs. Intermedia / CCA (gallery text).

Pearlescence and Patience

Figgis, Laurence (2010) Pearlescence and Patience. UNSPECIFIED.

Soft Paste

Figgis, Laurence (2013) Soft Paste. SWG3 (Samizdaz), Glasgow.