The work:Sienna Barton, Squashed Vase, 2022. Collected and discarded fabrics, new and vintage threads, shredded paintbrush rags, 32 x 32 x 19cm. Courtesy: the artist.
Naarm-based painter and textile artist Sienna Barton seeks to transform anxious energy into tangible works of art. Recently graduating with a Masters of Fine Arts from RMIT University, Melbourne her artist practice is often “obsessive and time-consuming,” she says. Using discarded materials from local clothing labels and her own wardrobe, Barton’s pieces are considered and embodied objects. These objects subvert the traditional form and utilitarianism of a vase to stand alone as vessels of decorative significance.
