A THOUGHT provoking Greenock exhibition featuring the work of late artist George Wyllie has been drawing attention to climate change.

The showcase, View From The Moon, is by Willie Sutherland, who was inspired by George's work and also features original pieces from the master himself.

The collaboration is part of Inverclyde's Climate Beacon project and a nod to COP26, asking people to think of the way we look at the planet.

Louise Wyllie, George's daughter, says this is a fitting tribute to her late father, who was ahead of his time in using recycled materials.

She said: "He used metal from the scrapyard in Greenock and most of it went back when we cleared the house.

"It is a re-imaging of my father's work.

"I feel very proud - it means my father's work is evolving and reaching a new audience.

"He'd think it was great, it is done with great passion and my father was very passionate."

At the heart of the exhibition is George's Original Earth Guarantee, a piece in the style of a retailer's product instruction document.

It sets out the Wyllie manifesto on mankind's duty of care towards its home.

Artist Willie, 50, who is self-taught and uses cardboard and paper, said: "I was very inspired by George.

"I was in rehab and living in a flat overlooking the Finnieston Crane and heard about George's famous straw locomotive hanging from the crane in the 1980s.

"He also didn't start until he was in his 50s and had no formal training.

"I saw what he'd done 30 years before and tried to channel his positivity."

Following his first exhibition Willie contacted Louise and they started chatting and this is how the exhibition came about.

He has also run workshops in Greenock at Your Voice, linking in with Syrian refugees.

Willie said: "I used art to help my own mental health and the more I started reading about George and the healing power of art, I felt I wanted to take that forward."

Jason Orr, co-founder of RIG Arts, was also invited to take part and he has contributed a spacemen sculpture which also features James Watt, giving his own unique interpretation of the climate challenge.

The final day of the exhibition, funded by Creative Carbon Scotland, at the Tobacco Warehouse in Clarence Street is tomorrow and it will be open from 10am-4pm.