SAUDADE
I want to say something.
Something in my outside voice.
About the water lilies, the blue dragonflies, the by-the-wind sailors,
About the ignorance of our selves, the depth of our heritage, the tree rings.
KALAMATA
I want to paint something.
Something in blue, with ink and tears and more ink, using the last strands of my brush.
I want it to spread across the canvas, onto the wooden floor, seep into the tree rings,
stain my elbows and meet my neighbour.
MEDINA
WATER’S EDGE
"How do our seascapes and landscapes shape us ?
I’m drawn to unravelling this connection we have with our environments. How do our surroundings inform our identities and how can we resurface the wilderness within us ? The canvas as my narrative, I explore these questions using colour, texture and movement in fluid based mediums ; Our bodies of water being my greatest source of inspiration. My art aspires to bring delight and hints at the awe that offers Mother Nature.”
Kelly Allison's artistic inclination flourished during her design and architectural studies in Canada, the UK and Sweden. Originally from Vancouver, she has been living abroad for many years, continues to travel extensively and today lives in France. This diverse cultural background, along with her observations of the natural world, inform her artwork.
Her works are part of private collections around the world.
« De quelle manière nos paysages, marins comme terrestres, nous façonnent-ils ? Je suis attirée par l’exploration de ce lien que nous entretenons avec nos environnements. Comment nos horizons sculptent-ils nos identités, et comment raviver la part sauvage qui sommeille en nous ? La toile pour récit, j’explore ces interrogations par la couleur, la texture et le mouvement ; nos étendues d’eau étant ma plus grande source d’inspiration. Mon art aspire à apporter de la joie et à murmurer l’immensité dont nous comble Mère Nature. »
