DAILY LIFE IN PAINT - ARTIST ZOE YOUNG

Located in rural Australia, artist Zoe Young paints everyday moments with a lively color palet based in soft tones. Kitchen scenes, a vase with flowers, pottery. As a photograph beautiful for Instagram, but when painted, a cherished moment. 

Zoe Young, an Australian artist, weaves a compelling narrative through her paintings that seamlessly blend modernist sculptural techniques with portraiture and still life. Her journey is marked by significant accomplishments, including being a three-time finalist in the renowned Archibald Prize. With a background rooted in the rural landscapes of New South Wales, Young's artistic evolution flourished under the mentorship of sculptor Ron Robertson-Swann. This connection to the lineage of Henry Moore has greatly influenced her mastery of form and anatomy. Her still life compositions hold a unique emotional depth, evoking nostalgia and connecting individual stories with broader human emotions. [Source: Zoe Young]

The Design Files had a lovely interview with Young. Read it here. A quote (this discription sounds less cataloguesqe):

My work is quite autobiographical; for now, my life is sweet, cluttered and busy with motherhood and living in the countryside. I guess I want to celebrate the beauty of it all through still life. I know my children won’t be children forever. Time passes so quickly and through still life I feel that I can honour the things that make life special for me: books, tea pots, fresh produce, clouds, and zucchini’s!

 

                   

                                       

Find available works at for example: Sophie Gannon Gallery or Olson Gallery.  

Pictured here: table, Young in her Studio, apple, Studio, coat rack, crab, cutout, Studio items, strawberries, Studio corner, office.