David Yarrow
Glencoe (standard), 2019
Digital Pigment Print on Archival 315gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper
Edition of 12 plus 3 artist's proofs
71" x 99" (framed), 51" x 84" (print)
52" x 71" (framed), 37" x 56" (print)
'Combining a cow and a hill is not the most promising of premises for an artwork—the concept would miss many an editor’s cut. But I sensed that this was a...
"Combining a cow and a hill is not the most promising of premises for an artwork—the concept would miss many an editor’s cut. But I sensed that this was a very special moment in time.
It shows the Highlands of Scotland as we know them—imbued with atmosphere, dominated by grandeur, and enveloped in mystery. The image brings to mind whiskey, bonhomie, and a barbarous past. The history of the Highlands is dark and unruly, and I think there is a nod to that here. Buachaille Etive Mor is a spectacularpeak. It guards the eastern entrance to Glencoe like a centurion in ancient Rome. Its much-photographed and emblematic rock face is best complemented not by blue skies, but by the weather that defines western Scotland—dark and low clouds that put a menacing ceiling on the wilderness that lies below." -David Yarrow
It shows the Highlands of Scotland as we know them—imbued with atmosphere, dominated by grandeur, and enveloped in mystery. The image brings to mind whiskey, bonhomie, and a barbarous past. The history of the Highlands is dark and unruly, and I think there is a nod to that here. Buachaille Etive Mor is a spectacularpeak. It guards the eastern entrance to Glencoe like a centurion in ancient Rome. Its much-photographed and emblematic rock face is best complemented not by blue skies, but by the weather that defines western Scotland—dark and low clouds that put a menacing ceiling on the wilderness that lies below." -David Yarrow