AN amazing space in Greenock that's dedicated to showcasing the work and legacy of one of Scotland's best-known artists has unveiled its second exhibition. 

Following on from the inaugural Wyllie Collection, The Wyllieum is preparing to throw open the doors to allow the public to enjoy A Wee Multitude of Questions: George Wyllie Scul?tures.

George Wyllie's sculptures - or Scul?tures - are on display now at The Wyllieum. (Image: George Munro) The show is aimed at encouraging a new generation to engage with George Wyllie's works and legacy. (Image: George Munro) The selection, on public display from October 16, is described as offering a 'rounded retrospective' of Wyllie's sculptural work, and some of the pieces are appearing on display in Scotland for the first time. 

Aimed at encouraging a new generation to engage with George Wyllie's practice, the exhibition features a wide range of works made across Wyllie's lifetime and is dedicated to the artist's three dimensional works. 

A spokesperson for The Wyllieum said: "Asking big questions lay at the heart of all George Wyllie's prolific creative output - although often his work intended to provoke thought and discussion rather than provide answers.

"Describing himself as a 'scul?tor' at his first exhibition in 1976 at the Collins Gallery in Glasgow, Wyllie’s 'trademark' question mark is at the heart of the exhibition."

'A Wee Multitude of Questions' is on show at the waterfront gallery. (Image: George Munro) The new display also marks the museum's desire to frequently rotate the work on display, and to keep visitors coming in all through the year. 

The exhibition takes its title from a poem of the same name written by poet and former Makar Liz Lochhead to mark George Wyllie's 75th birthday in 1996.

Among the works on display is his Machine for Applauding Paintings, a playful comment on the pretensions of the art world; Figures from the Glebe (1968), which draws on the borderline abstract constructions of Anthony Caro or David Smith; and the hilarious Portable Palm (1988) which is a 7 foot palm tree made of chrome car bumpers.

A highlight of the exhibition is the first time showing in the UK of a large work Wyllie made in the USA in around 1983, An Incomplete History of Transportation in America, created while he was staying with his friend George Rickey in upstate New York

The exhibition focuses on George Wyllie's three-dimensional works. (Image: George Munro) Michael Dale, chair of The Wyllieum board, said: "We are delighted to show a range of works by George, giving a snapshot of his work but also the times he lived and worked in.

"We look forward to welcoming audiences this autumn to engage with the works and see them in our new gallery spaces."