Ian Hamilton Finlay, CBE (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener. Read full biography of Ian Hamilton Finlay →
I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.
However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to... →
I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never... →
If the work is pure then you have to think it could be understood. If it is not understood it doesn't mean that your work is not accessible. It... →
Well, probably I was fed up with concrete poetry. There was a lot of bad concrete poetry and besides, it was confused with visual poetry which was... →
Ian Hamilton Finlay, CBE (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.