Fiona Chambers
@fiona.m.chambers
Statement:
My recent paintings result from daily drawing and writing rituals which consider the embodied experience of distraction, chance and intuition in contrast to our relationships with new media technology. They are multi-layered and worked at varying speeds, showing a passage of time and process. The ‘event’ of painting is important in the work - elements coming together, falling apart, having multiple functions, parts being foregrounded and then backgrounded. They desire touch - the tactility of the yarn or the paint itself contrasting with veiled layers of colour.
The works cannot help but refer to the times that they were made, during which isolation and ever-increasing screen time were key aspects of life. On the other hand, there has been a resurgence of hobbies such as mending, upcycling and DIY which display resilience and joy.
@fiona.m.chambers
Statement:
My recent paintings result from daily drawing and writing rituals which consider the embodied experience of distraction, chance and intuition in contrast to our relationships with new media technology. They are multi-layered and worked at varying speeds, showing a passage of time and process. The ‘event’ of painting is important in the work - elements coming together, falling apart, having multiple functions, parts being foregrounded and then backgrounded. They desire touch - the tactility of the yarn or the paint itself contrasting with veiled layers of colour.
The works cannot help but refer to the times that they were made, during which isolation and ever-increasing screen time were key aspects of life. On the other hand, there has been a resurgence of hobbies such as mending, upcycling and DIY which display resilience and joy.
Stuck in the Mud
200 x 155cm
Mixed media on canvas
2022
200 x 155cm
Mixed media on canvas
2022