a word a day

Originally it was only Steve MacLallan’s attempt to improve his german vocabulary. The „one word a day“- procedure is due to his slowness. The strange words he generated because of his inability to understand the german language. So he started to build his own words for a better description of the world as he sees it. The last stimulus to make paintings out of his vocabulary made the quote of New York psychiatrist Zack Snider „Disaster starts with pleasure. Because full of pleasure we jump into disaster.“

It is an ongoing project consisting of 365 words at the moment from the first year in written and spoken form. Most of the words build their image in the head of the observer. Some of them are transcribed into paintings by Steve MacLallan. It’s his form of bringing scottish culture imperialism to his new home country northern Germany. And maybe his only way to fight the flatness there.

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VORBEISCHLAF

2023, dispersion on wood

123 x 150 cm

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NEGERMANE

2022, dispersion on wood

123 x 123 cm

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GERMANEGER

2022, dispersion on wood

123 x 123 cm

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VERLUSTGEWINN

2022, dispersion on wood

123 x 75 cm

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KOMFORTZONENGRENZE

2021, dispersion on wood

90 x 150 cm

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RADIERGUMMIBAERCHEN

2021, dispersion on wood

120 x 80 cm

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ABSTRAKTIONSKONTROLLE

2021, dispersion on wood

90 x 63 cm

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AUGENHÖHENUNTERSCHIED

2018, diptych, dispersion on wood

2 x 65 x 35 cm

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BAUMSTAMMBAUM

2018, dispersion on wood

50 x 70 cm

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EKELPAKETBAND

2019, dispersion on sisal cord

80 x 47 cm

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FARBENBLINDENHUND

2020, dispersion and lacquer on wood

94 x 70 cm

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FERNSEHSCHWÄCHE

2020, dispersion on wood

100 x 63 cm

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FISCHHALTEFOLIE

2019, dispersion, salmon skin and clingwrap on wood

44 x 60 cm

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GEMEINEID

2019, dispersion on wood

70 x 48 cm

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GRAUENVOLLIDIOT

2020, dispersion on wood

52 x 70 cm

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HERZBLUTLEER

2018, dispersion and enamel varnish on wood

80 x 50 cm

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MILCHSTRASSENVERKEHRSAMT

2018, dispersion on wood

140 x 42 cm

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SCHNITTMUSTERSCHÜLER

2020, dispersion on canvas

60 x 80 cm

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UNORDNUNGSAMT

2018, dispersion and enamel varnish on wood

80 x 45 cm

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MEISTERWERKSCHUTZ

2020, dispersion on wood with protection of wood

95 x 60 cm

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