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Caroline Watson

Bristol
Visual Artist based at BV studios in Bristol
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Inspired by memory, dreams and childhood, my work explores the unconscious and notions  of the uncanny. I use devices such as active imagination, dream logic and pareidolia, to delve into the weird spaces and infinite world of the psyche.

I am interested in the seductive qualities of the strange, and by treading a line between beauty and the sinister, I aim to create something that is both attractive and unnerving at the same time. I use landscape and interiors as settings for dramas which, although often bizarre, contain psychological truths. 

As well as painting, I make puppets and other works from recycled materials, namely; wood, old fabrics and papier mache. I use these objects for small installations, as props or prompts for paintings, photographic tableaux or simply as works in their own right.

 

 

Eyelash Wood

Whistling Yew

The Devil's in the Detail

Like Witches and Cunning Men

Land of the Singing Ringing Tree

Happy Tree

Bad Fairy

Show of Strength

Yellow Ucello

Fairyland Log Lady

Happy Tree In Twilight

Big Bird Head

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