19 May ...Chairs have landed and supporting work is in place. Finally happy with my artist statement..Even managed to take in an exhibition.

 

End of degree exhibition space. Crikey. (With a cameo appearance from Casey) 

 

      Supporting work

 Popped my QR code in my space with my supporting work. 

Class of 2023 :)

Artist Statement.. the actual final final - sent to be included in the Catalogue that we're producing as level 6 students.

My practice is centered around the maternal. I am interested in the societal impact of patriarchal norms on women. Through my work I seek to engage an audience in conversation about how visual history informs our life experiences. Through an investigation into the erasure of natural belief systems and matriarchal validity, I have grown increasingly interested in correlations between the establishment of patriarchy and our growing disconnection with nature. 

In my paintings, my intention is to create something that may not be evident in a photograph or original reference. I often work with print and mixed media to explore the process of planning and composition and deploy a range of artistic approaches to manipulate mediums. Photographs and art history inform my artworks, to identify subjects or situations that can be reimagined to create my oil paintings.   

The resulting artworks reflect family, nature, and an exploration into the complexities of visual language. I am interested in how we read apotropaic marks that feature symbols including VV (Virgin of Virgins) intended to invoke the protection of the Virgin Mary, alongside iconography in the form of apples, and pointy hats.  This visual language references a historical co-existence of belief systems and the emergence of the non-complicit female as the villain. By adding relatable family portraits, the collision of historical and contemporary imagery is intended to disrupt the viewer's understanding of familiar visuals. 

Whizzed to an exhibition in the Guildhall in Newcastle Under Lyme by Bradley Sweeting. nice to see an exhibition supported by the council and find art in an accessible place. Also, good to establish some networks and consider that the guildhall may be receptive to more exhibition proposals.

  

 

 

Shared the exhibition on insta and struck up a conversation with the artist.