Sadie Aston
Sadie Aston was born and raised in Bournemouth and currently resides in Poole, Dorset. She completed her MA in Painting at Arts University Bournemouth in October 2022, following her BA in Fine Art, and is now exhibiting her work in the UK and internationally as part of group exhibitions and online features where her work has been purchased for private collections. Aston has participated in several group shows. She currently works as a Painting Specialist Technician Demonstrator at Arts University Bournemouth in order to be able to facilitate her art practice.
Aston is fascinated by the veil that separates worlds between life and death, past, present, and future. Her work explores the concept of existing as a being within a body and experiencing the world around us. It can be emotionally and psychologically charged, investigating our relationship with ourselves and others, and how our bodies interact with one another or simply exist in the moment. The artwork displays an interest in Spiritualism, with a vibrant, dreamlike colour palette that evokes a sense of entering an unreal or fantastical realm. The radiant and otherworldly colours used in the artwork make the ghostly figures appear as if they are dissolving into the abyss, leaving only an impression behind, capturing the ephemeral nature of life, emphasising the impermanence of existence.