{"title":"OBJECTS OF VIRTUE","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Artist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e''I am fascinated by the interpretation of natural forms throughout the history of art and architecture, and aim to interpret my own familiar environment within this tradition. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn my travels outside of Australia, I studied the patterns on ritual objects of early European, African, South American and Oceanic cultures as well as the sophisticated surfaces of European architecture. All bear signature marks of their makers and designers. I wanted to apply this type of action to my own objects, combining evidence of human interpretation with repetitive action. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHours spent kayaking the estuaries of the South Coast of New South Wales, exploring the intertidal zones of mangroves and oyster beds, allow me to observe and consider ways of expressing the affinity I feel with this place. The physical immersion in the textures of these intertidal zones is translated through the physicality of hand-building, and the motifs retain the evidence of my hands and fingers.''\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/9117\/6226\/collections\/OOV23_T1.jpg?v=1697600926","url":"https:\/\/besspaddington.com\/collections\/objects-of-virtue.oembed","provider":"Bess Paddington","version":"1.0","type":"link"}