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Recent Cass Art exhibition, Hampstead London
Catherine Aronson | contact email | +44 (0) 73 99 85 07 74 | London, UK
About Catherine Aronson
In 2015, I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts & Design at the University of Tasmania, Australia. This is an exhibiion of some of my larger works. I currently live in London with my husband and daughter. Here is some background on recent works.
Epigenetics Triptych
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The Triptych represents the progression from a healthy brain to one that is deteriorating.
Epigenetics is a progression from a series I called Sugar Baby. This explored the similar effects that sugar, alcohol and particular physically addictive drugs have on dopamine in our brain. Fortunately, the sugar encrusted canvases were eaten and enjoyed by ants and our dog. (It was a playful exploration). I am not a scientist, but being an artist I imagined if brain cells were coloured how they would change colour under the impact of addiction. The form was inspired by an early high resolution photo of brain cells. |
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House Plan Series - Acceptance
Works in progressShanti Sadhan was a meditation centre in Western Australia I stayed at when I was 16. In Unfinished Work 1 the rich oranges and golds are reflective of both the outer and my inner landscape.
Unfinished Work 2. I stayed in a butcher's shop when I was 3. My room was at the back. I still recall how fascinated I was by the blood baths and how sausages were made. |
A house plan is a map of our everyday world. It is the space in which we spend much of our lives. I have used a square format representing foundation, structure and security. Each painting is of a different home in which I lived as a child and teenager. The colours are an expression of the emotional content that I recall. For example, Uncle Geoffrey's Room is a meditation on understanding another person's mind. He returned from the Second World War a shell shocked alcoholic. His rage and misery dominated the home. To make matters worse he was gay at a time when this was stigmatised. As a child I was frightened of him. In making this painting I felt compassion for who he was and how he had become so embittered.
My Nan loves cards and sherry is a homage to my granny. She lived on the North Shore of Sydney in a very modern house in the 1960's. I loved going there because it was just Nan and I. She was quiet and fun. She was strict but she fed me and took care of me. I felt loved. As a child I accepted that the circumstances I found myself in were just the way that life was. As I recalled the layout of each house and the emotions with each was embued, I have found a different kind of acceptance. |