Much of Stewart's photography has an emotional edge, exploring issues such as grief and bereavement. More recently he has become known for his abstract views of the Scottish landscape and poetic images of the sea. These works are studies of light, air and land, emptied of all distracting detail. Stewart's prints are screens onto which both photographer and spectator can project their own feelings and emotions.
Iain Stewart (Scottish, born 1967)
Born in Sheffield in 1967, Iain Stewart studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1985-90. In 1991 he was Photographer in Residence at Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery. Also in 1991 he was the resident photographer at the United Gallery, during The World Student Games. 'Scotland on Sunday' voted him 'Young Photographer of the Year' for 1991. Since then his work has appeared in group and solo exhibitions in Britain and the United States, attracting private buyers such as Elton John. Critics have compared his exquisite landscape photographs to Rothko's colour harmonies and to the music of German Romanticism.
