Alastair Frederick Flattely Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Alastair Frederick Flattely
Alastair Frederick Flattely: A Landscape of Emotion Born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1922, Alastair Frederick Flattely’s artistic journey was shaped by a profound connection to the natural world and a deep-seated appreciation for evocative storytelling through paint. His early life, though somewhat sparsely documented, instilled within him a sensitivity to the subtleties of light and atmosphere – qualities that would become hallmarks of
his distinctive style. Educated at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading and Glasgow University, where he earned a postgraduate scholarship to Edinburgh College of Art, Flattely’s formal training provided a foundation while simultaneously fueling an independent spirit, one that ultimately led him away from purely academic pursuits and toward a deeply personal artistic vision. Flattely's formative years were marked by significant travel exp…
