Artist statement

Charmaine Evans

Charmaine’s work is autobiographical drawing on social and political issues.

She creates an anonymous dramatic narrative clouded in mystery acquiring

multiple interpretations. Working intuitively and instinctively to create

artwork in a physiological space filled with tension. Amid such distortion this

process ultimately produces work unrevealed to her personally.

Charmaine works from photographs and news articles, transforming them

from their original source material into paintings, videos or sculptures. Using

her imagination to express vulnerable moments consumed by desires or

tragedies to ultimately engage in a world accompanied by all its diversities.

Creating an ominous feel which is evocative of the atmosphere, articulating

perfectly unspeakable moments which Charmaine is seeking to translate.

Gesture plays a vital role, expressing gentle or vigorous tactile brush marks,

For her the most important intersection is when the viewer can have their

own personal experience with her artwork, whilst exploring these important

issues and mysteries in a suspenseful rhythm, to have a lasting thought

provoking impact.