A Heaven in a Wildflower.
Bread and Roses
Through the recurring motif of the star-shaped aster flower, Chiles explores the nature of connectedness between the cosmos and the individual, the world which shapes us and the worlds of our own creation.
The title of the exhibition draws from an early 20th century phrase expressing women’s demands to not only survive, but to thrive: “Bread for all, and roses, too.” Chiles at once embodies the roles of artist, homemaker, mother, and gardener, while celebrating the fruits of those labors through the construction of art and installation. Using only materials produced within her garden and photographed on site at her home, Chiles combines, layers, and re-imagines moments into interior worlds. She states “The works weave light, color, time, and aster flowers in a myriad of ways, speaking to the fundamental, transformational aspects of sunlight and flowers as well as the playful joy of shaping nature into a garden or a work of art.”
-Koslov Larsen Gallery
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Echo the Sun
Stardust Dialogues.2
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Meadow with Sunflowers
Hearth
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of stardust, no. 03
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With Light in Mind..1
With Light in Mind.2
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