Burn Off

This artwork was inspired by the ritual burn offs that happen in Australia in the early dry season.
The intense controlled fire, with plumes of smoke move across the landscape to decrease the devastation of possible bushfires.
The fast movement of the fire is depicted in the quick moving and expressive marks against an early evening sky, with smoke pluming above.

The artwork is framed in Victorian Ash and covered with a satin varnish that make the colours glow and protect the artwork.

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Kayleigh is a multidisciplinary artist working from her studio in Melbourne/Naarm. Born in Manchester in 1992, Kayleigh graduated with a first class honours in Interactive Arts from the Manchester School of Art and Design in 2014. Currently based in Australia, Kayleigh’s practice continues to focus on painting and sculpture in response to her ever changing physical, social and emotional landscape.

Her work often draws inspiration from her emotional experiences, creating a textural and ever-changing landscape of colour inter-play, soft and bold movements and wild yet harmonious endings.

Her works bounce between joy and dispair. Structure and smooth bold meditative lines with calming colours, to rough bristles and transparent layers of colour interweaving a chaotic symphony.

Constantly pushing her practice forward, Kayleigh feels most comfortable when her work is in a state of metamorphosis, trying new things and constantly questioning her approach to painting as a way to better understand herself and the world.