It’s hard to resist the constant pressure to ‘go big’, when I was at art school doing my BFA it seemed like a painting wasn’t considered legitimate fine art unless it had a commanding presence.
My own preference is for personal, intimate and quiet work. I want the viewer to feel like they are part of something private and special.
Geoffrey Swindell’s work embodies this for me. Technically, amazing of course, but each miniature piece feels like it contains its own little narrative world.
“Some people say my ceramics are like washed up sea creatures, some still alive, some remnants turning slowly to dust. Others see unidentifed objects from a far away galaxy, not sure whether they are organic or constructed, friendly or malevolent.”
Devon Smith Ceramics 