{"product_id":"macdiarmid-on-mortals-giclee-print","title":"Tae be yersels – giclée print","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOor ain culture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulture is one of the main things that define a country. It makes one place on a map more than simply in a different location to another place on a map. Scotland is no exception to this. From our tartans and traditions, to our writing, music, languages and so much more, the culture that has come to define Scotland has become known around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCringe no more\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the centuries since the birth of the union in 1707, Scots have been gradually all been taught to dislike, dismiss, or even flat out deny our culture. Known as the Scottish Cringe, this in-built censor manifests in all sorts of ways, often near words like 'twee' and 'parochial'. Bringing a focus and sense of worth to Scottish culture is one of the main aims of Indy Prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCringe no more\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the centuries since the birth of the union in 1707, Scots have been gradually all been taught to dislike, dismiss, or even flat out deny our culture. Known as the Scottish Cringe, this in-built censor manifests in all sorts of ways, often near words like 'twee' and 'parochial'. Bringing a focus and sense of worth to Scottish culture is one of the main aims of Indy Prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHugh MacDiarmid's \u003ci\u003eA Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle\u003c\/i\u003e is one of his most accomplished works. Written in 1926, the long-form poem helped pave the way for the use of Scots language in the arts. The full verse reads:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd let the lesson be – to be yersels\u003cbr\u003eYe needna fash gin it's to be ocht else\u003cbr\u003eTae be yersels and to mak that work bein\u003cbr\u003eNae harder job tae mortals has been gien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the above verse is rendered here in an art deco font, in a style that holds hints of Bauhaus and Constructivist art. The green ball holds the weight of those expectations, its path a hard and steep one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300 gsm pH neutral conservation paper with archival inks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigitally printed in Scotland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Stewart Bremner","offers":[{"title":"A2 – 420 x 594 mm","offer_id":31216712482874,"sku":"SBC09","price":47.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 – 594 x 841 mm","offer_id":31216712515642,"sku":"SBC09","price":79.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/0985\/files\/09-wee.jpg?v=1751649374","url":"https:\/\/stewartbremnerprints.com\/products\/macdiarmid-on-mortals-giclee-print","provider":"Stewart Bremner Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}