Caroline Christie Coxon
CAROLINE CHRISTIE-COXON is a contemporary conceptual artist, best known for her process-driven circle paintings. Christie-Coxon’s multidisciplinary practice also encompasses site-specific and sculptural works; all of which adhere closely to her unique mode of actioning circles to initiate and observe outcomes.
The profound symbolism of the circle has captured Christie-Coxon’s attention for 3 decades; a form of artistic mantra through which she practices. Christie-Coxon creates art that raises awareness surrounding the timeless symbology of the Circle and its universal relevance in contemporary society; Christie-Coxon notably developing the concept of ‘Circle Culture’ in response.
For the past 20 years Christie-Coxon has presented various iterations of the imperfect circle motif as a contemporary symbol to represent the significant cultural, economic and environmental movements of our time.
Christie-Coxon was born in South Africa in 1969, leaving her home country in 1996 for Perth, Australia, where she has lived and worked as an artist ever since.
Throughout my career, I have endeavoured to create art that raises awareness and inspires positive change. It is through collaboration with process and materiality that I have created the Fluid Circle; universal in its symbology, providing the departure point for the work I create.
Circularity is inherent in all facets of the human experience. The Fluid Circle is endless in its iterations and forms; a symbol created to represent the vastness of concepts relating to unity, inclusivity, oneness and circularity. One may see it as a contemporary hybrid of Ouroboros and Enso, iconic in the context of the global issues humanity faces today.
Referencing the Circle in its infinite forms, I continue to create through a multidisciplinary art practice. While deeply committed to the exploration of paint, my practice engages with the elemental; ever-expanding and exploring the interconnectedness of all things.
It is my intention to create art that is universally relevant; transcending age, race, gender – anything that divides us. The assignment of personal meaning remains key to my work, and it is through the viewer’s individual experience that my art is uniquely processed.
I hope the experience of my work elicits a response sensorial and personal in its experience; a desire to reach and touch, to respond – celebrating the intimacies, processes and potential of paint.