Gallery 9: Balmoral Phenomenon
"Surrounded by loch, mountains and moors, Balmoral Castle say on the banks of the River Dee and offered private refuge far from the public eye. This is where the Royal couple(Victoria & Albert)could indulge their passion for Highland life from tartan and bagpipes to picnics and porridge.
Their love of the area was deeply embedded in the Victorian longing to recreate a Highland romance is Scotland as portrayed in Sir Walter Scott's novels. Balmoral played a key part in establishing a social phenomenon that shaped our view of Scottish culture and identity, both real and invented."
Gallery 17 : Abstract
"Abstract art can be bizarre and baffling, it can also be funny, frivolous and fascinating. Sometimes it can be challenging, stimulating and exciting.
Abstract art is a kind of visual thinking with colour, shape and form. It is based on the inner experience of the artist rather than the appearance of outer reality.
Following the invention of photography some artists questioned the need for copying the world around them moving away from representational art and towards exploring spiritual and emotional ideas and looking at patterns and shapes.""
View the full look book shot on location here.