The talented artist and DJ, who counts Sienna Miller as a fan, discusses how her love of art has evolved and the inspiration for her new exhibition at Dublin’s Studio 10 …I can’t remember not painting
. I was encouraged by an art-loving mother from when I was very small, she brought me to museums and exhibitions. It was an escape, a portal into a world of imagination and magic that I loved as a young child… That wonder has never left me. I played and painted on my own a lot but that developed a robust, impenetrable imaginary realm, a trance-like world which I still draw on today. I remember we had placemats at home with Gainsborough paintings on them, I was three or four, and mine had.
I have a home studio that suits my nocturnal habits. I have daylight balanced lighting but I make a point to complete each painting in natural daylight. This way, I work on every piece under various lighting conditions, allowing me to understand how it appears from all angles and in different settings, which is particularly important when using gold/silver leaf. We’re also close to the beach which has worked its way into my work.
This collection signifies and charts the process of reabsorption and connection with our immediate surroundings, appreciation of all forms of nature, and eventual coming back to life, social events, and the ultimate strangeness of that after isolation.My artistic style is mainly figurative, but embraces abstracted elements that blur the boundaries of reality. They are rooted in urban realism, drawing inspiration from our nocturnal behaviours.
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