Andrew McIntosh's Blood-Red Landscapes Evoke Alien Communication

Scottish artist Andrew McIntosh, known for dreamy palettes of soft blues, grays, and oranges, presents a new series of sanguine red paintings in his solo exhibition 'I Hope This Transmission Finds You Soon' at School Gallery in Folkestone, U.K. The crimson works continue his otherworldly landscapes, casting familiar mountain forms in an uncanny light with glowing orbs floating among craggy terrain. The exhibition draws on Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel 'Blood Meridian', a Gothic Western about violence and dominance. McIntosh describes the works as sitting between memory and invention, with familiar landscapes interrupted by something he doesn't fully understand. The show runs through May 30. Paintings include 'Whitney' (170 x 130 cm, oil on linen), 'K2' (38 x 43 cm), 'Gasherbrum' (38 x 43 cm), and 'Matterhorn' (20 x 15 cm, oil on board).