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Caroline Watson

Bristol
Visual Artist working with the stuff of dreams, psychic landscapes and the uncanny. Based at BV studios in Bristol.
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Inspired by memory, dreams and childhood, my work explores states of consciousness 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.

 

 

Hidden Pool

Miss Yew in Christmas

Fairyland Log Lady

Sunbathing Clown

Punch Head

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