ARTIST STATEMENT

Daniel Freytag, a German-Scottish abstract artist and designer, lives and works in Oban on Scotland's Northwest coast. His art explores the land from above, both rural and urban, blending natural forms with human-made marks.

Daniel curates Colours Scotland and is a founding partner at the branding studio Freytag Anderson. He studied at Gray’s School of Art and has lived and worked in New York, London, and Sydney before making Scotland my home.

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In his [Everywhere Leads Everywhere] series Daniel explores the tension between disorientation and discovery within the urban landscape. Inspired by his love of running, the work reflects his belief in the interconnectedness of our lives—less like a straight path and more like an intricate map, where every route converges, and getting lost is a rare gift, where 'Everywhere leads everywhere eventually'.

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The [Made by Land] series draws inspiration from landscapes forcibly cleared of people across Scotland. His work captures a profound sense of place and the mystery evoked by the remnants of human activity in a desolate but beautiful landscape. The land lies empty now, the abandoned villages, roofless croft houses, and fading field lines — the only traces of lives once lived. 'We are all made by the land'.