Kellie North

Kellie North, Gold Coast, Queensland
Instagram: @kellienorthcreative
Website: www.kellienorthcreative.com.au
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Born in North Queensland’s sugarcane country, I became aware of the elements of nature from a young age. Nature has always been integral to my life, as it is now to my art. “I feel very connected to nature. It gives me energy, revives me, connects me again to my family, to myself, and to the earth. From this space, I can look back on my art, my processes, my present life.” 

"I am a visual artist with a deep desire to connect to nature, to my audience and to myself.  I play with nature, movement, light and texture, to create evocative, figurative images, which are connected to the subconscious".   

As a Self Portrait artist, I like to create imagery of the feminine form. Capturing mostly faceless figures draped in billowing fabric in water or juxtaposed against the ruggedness of the natural environment.

My art explores the vivid contrast of fluid organic shapes and the natural world, it celebrates their differences yet unites them, hopefully creating a lasting impression with the viewer.  Not one for treading the traditional photographic line, I often like to combine my natural forms and landscapes with surreal elements, using carefully refined composite and digital art techniques.

My photographic journey over the years has taken me across the globe to the UK, America, India and Asia.

"I have always enjoyed listening to people’s stories and in turn love the reciprocity of telling my own". "Photography is a wonderful medium in which you can tell a story, be it documentary or fine art".

My philosophy about art, centres around honesty.  “I believe the more authenticity and emotion you put into your pieces, the more you connect with them, and in turn, others will hopefully connect with them too".