Throughout the confines of a small, ovoid frames, Caroline Dewison, of A Home of Wonders, crafts miniature scenes laden with exceptional element. Constructing upon earlier mystical vistas impressed by the woodlands surrounding her studio in Warrington, England, the artist’s most up-to-date ventures forge a deeper path towards the otherworldly.
Hovering above minuscule streams and valleys, UFOs distinction sharply in opposition to Dewison’s hand-painted nature scenes. The artist has been fascinated by the potential of beings on different planets since childhood and continues to discover this hypothesis.
“In my lifetime, it’s gone from there being just us to scientists finding hundreds and thousands of exoplanets, many with the possibility of life,” she explains. “I would like to think that we’re not alone.” Inside every diorama, the alien craft are cleverly affixed to jut outward from two-dimensional backgrounds, furthering a way of depth.
Together with revisiting her lifelong curiosity within the extraterrestrial, the artist has additionally rekindled her relationship with automata. She relishes problem-solving and the logistical facets of establishing kinetic items, sharing, “I love working out how to create a moving piece of art and really enjoy engineering the mechanism to add life to my work.” In consequence, the tiny UFOs make a dynamic look as effectively, rotating and drifting above international crop circles and thickets of pine.
Whereas Dewison nonetheless primarily works with laser-cut plywood, Jesmonite, acrylic paint, clay, and a 3D-printing pen, she can also be engaged on establishing new designs for frames.
A busy yr is forward of the artist. Dewison’s work is at present on view as a part of Small Works | Huge Affect at Momentum Gallery in Asheville, and later this month, her dioramas will likely be featured within the Oddities and Curiosities Expo in Melbourne with Beinart Gallery. Discover Dewison’s miniatures on the market in her store, A Home of Wonders, and control Instagram for brand spanking new work, upcoming exhibits, and extra.
