"...small things... are too often ignored... tiny twigs, morning dew and dying leaves are things that I would often find when paying attention to the ground... I want to bring an awareness to these... everyday offences, to see their beauty and importance..."
Minature Minute is an exhibition by Katherine Clayton that showed at Paper Mountain last week. Good art leaves you wondering, and walking away from Clayton's exhibition I can definitely say that her art plants something special in your mind. Katherine is a very lovely artist; she speaks softly, articulately and thoughtfully, just like her work does. Clayton bases her art on the miniature and often overseen objects that we pass everyday. Her art is delicate and small, and like many of natures wonders, you can happily get lost in the beautiful complexity of her work once you look up close. Clayton reminds us that although most of us can find life busy, stressful, and fast-paced, we should never forget to savour the fickle delights of this world; like an eyelash that falls on a cheek, or a ladybird crawling on a leaf, or that last mouthful of the ice-cream cone.
"...she questions how the subtle power of small-scale objects can evoke a more intimate and personal reaction for a viewer, then say the powerful, heroic and expressive nature of larger scale art spectacles..."
"...intimate attraction is an aspect that Clayton so often explores, which can be linked to a deliberate sensitivity to the possibilities of space as a material..."
I captured these photos for Paper Mountain, the artist run initiative gallery where I volunteer and work as a gallery attendant. It's a great place, and the only one of its kind in Perth. The Mountain offers studio space and common room space for artists alike, and they currently have positions available if you're looking at getting involved. Click here to find out more.
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