About
Daisy creates artwork that encompases and reflects upon her excursions in to nature, her paintings embody her sense of connection to the natural world on different levels.
Daisy’s paintings evolved from the desire to use the body to depict landscapes, using the human form to draw parallels between the body and nature, personifying the landscape somewhat in order to draw more emotion towards it. This initial idea has evolved through her practice, which begins with her own excursions into nature. The posing of the bodies comes from a desire to play with hierarchy, repositioning the figure within landscape in a more submissive manner. There is an element of challenge against the traditional western anthropocentric view that places humans as somehow dominant over the earth we inhabit. The figures are placed in a horizontal, submissive position, depicting the body as though it is one with the landscape. There are elements of the notion of the sublime within the work, though Daisy has taken that concept and introduced her own understanding of it. The work is starting to combine these ideas of the sublime and dwelling, to communicate how they can coexist and benefit each other rather than being mutually exclusive.
The act of painting holds similar importance to Daisy as the act of exploring the natural world, it is one of the few things that gives her a similar sense of peace and focus. It is specific experiences and locations that inspire each of the paintings. Though each paintings hold specific meaning to the artist she appreciates their ambiguity. The work has evolved to become multifaceted, entertaining the concepts of of death, misogyny and toxic destruction of the earth.