Sometimes subtle, The Scottish New Wave breaches the boundaries of what you expect from art.
Great art exists at the edge of reason, at the confluence of perception and reality. No human eye can capture each blade of grass; so every painted landscape must contain an element
of abstraction. Each picture, each artistic endeavour is the artist’s translation of their unique perspective, bounded by learning and experience. Yet great art also exists in the perception of
the viewer. Like listening to half-heard lyrics, it’s our own interpretation that contains meaning.
In our latest exhibition, we’re featuring a new wave of Scottish art – art made by natives and newcomers, but each belonging to, and influenced by their environment. The Scottish New Wave challenges visual preconceptions. It finds the beauty in mathematics and translates it to imagery. It takes the mystery of the forest and draws us deep inside. It abstracts and interrogates imagery while questioning the strangeness of our world.
