↑ Recoat Gallery.

Myself and Alex headed down to the Recoat Gallery to catch up with the owners, Ali Wyllie and Amy Whiten. Ali was framing two of his Futura prints and Amy cracked open a vintage malt. The glasses clinked and the chat flowed. Recoat opened in July 2007 and was the first, and currently, only gallery to exclusively feature contemporary urban art, pop surrealism and lowbrow. They have exhibited work from many talented artisits, including big names in street art such as Insa, Crash and Daze. They are currently exhibiting the work of New York artist Matt Mignanelli. They also sell a range of prints, jewellery, zines and books from celebrated artists from around the world. Read on to hear why they started Recoat and how they are a refreshing break in the mould, in comparison to other art galleries.

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I met up with the good people over at Indicate Magazine to have a wee chat and learn more about how and why they started. Indicate is a quarterly magazine from Glasgow focussing on the surrounding areas. It covers fashion, culture and talent and has been in production for the past year. Within that time they have amassed an impressing following of readers and helped to support and raise the profile of many talented, young creatives. So without further ado, let’s chew some fat.

Snaps by Alex Martin.

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I had a very polite chat with Daniel and Jonathan from the style blog Les Garçons de Glasgow.

The acclaimed and increasingly popular site is helping raise the awareness of style in Glasgow and documents the characters, personality and the honest representation of fashion in the city. This exclusive interview, proved insightful, informative and impressive, changing the way I understood the site. So without further ado, let’s take it away… (continue reading…)