Crowe has explored the ephemerality and fragility of nature through evocative depictions of changing seasons and landscapes in the Scottish Borders where she lives. Influenced by her recent residency in Orkney and her contemplation of seasonal changes, the works in Ice Moon Fire Land find their inspiration in nature and its transformations during the white nights of the summer solstice and the contrasting dark splendour of midwinter nights. The dynamic compositions of Crowe's paintings present a multidimensional reflection of the natural world, inviting the viewer to reconsider their perspective and relationship with nature. The otherworldly, contrasting colour palettes of darkly toned night skies, snowy hills, and trees, present a contemplative snapshot offering a private space for reflection.
The exhibition also features Crowe's collaboration with Dovecot Tapestry Studios in Edinburgh with a large gun-tufted wall hanging made by master weaver, Louise Trotter.
The work of Victoria Crowe (b 1945) OBE, DHC, FRSE, MA (RCA) RSA, RSW encompasses and entwines landscape, portraiture, still life and interiors. Dividing her time between Scotland and Italy, of where the landscape and light can be felt in her distinctive practice, she explores the boundaries between representation, reflection and surface, with exquisite sensitivity to line and form.
