15/1/15: A jazzy musician with an art geek flair via Tumblr
Hi. Who are you? Hello, Iām Caitlin.
What do you think makes you different from others? I have a really weird thought process where I associate things and people with paintings and colours. I have an obsession with the colour blue. I have a freakishly good photographic memory. I remember pretty much everything about other people. Also I hate pasta (unless itās my auntās smoked salmon pasta (aka the best thing Iāve ever tasted)).Ā
How do you feel about your family? Sometimes weāre close, most of the time weāre on each otherās nerves. We kind of hold conflicting values and stuff, and yeah. My parents and quite a lot of my extended family are people who often refuse to accept change and thatās kind of annoying for me as I feel like Iām still growing and learning more about myself⦠My sisters are awesome girls and I love them but sometimes theyāre annoying shits. I know that my parents are just trying to do the best for me and my sisters and of course Iām grateful for that but still, itās a bit of a mixed thing I guess.
What is something youāre passionate about? Art and music. Art is super rad and I really like the way in which artists can say so much in such a minimalist way (like Mark Rothko and his theory of painting basic human emotions). I guess if I had to choose between actually making art or the history behind art itād be history. Impressionism, colour field paintings and suprematism as well as geometric abstraction are my favourite movements.
Music is super great, too, and I really like jazz. Music often plays an important part in my artworks; a painting I did last year for Art - āKind Of Blueā - was linked closely with Miles Davisās album of the same name, as well as Picassoās āBlue Periodā, which inspired Miles to make that album.
What are five words that fascinate you?
Swear words are pretty interesting when you think about it, like, weāve made up words that are deemed as offensive to use?? Where is the logic in that??
Phthalo = oil paint names are annoying and tricky and i donāt even know to pronounce that word.
Existence Ā - like when you think about it, thereās billions of living things and plants and species and cities and places and cultures and history and planets and galaxies and life and⦠things out there⦠and weāve shortened all of that into one word and itās just, well, kind of amazing I guess.
How is your time spent?Ā Eating maltesers, reading about art, thinking about art, thinking about life, playing guitar, writing stories,wasting entire days on the internet, reading novels, listening to music, taking photos, drawing.
What one of the seven deadly sins do you believe you commit the most?Ā Sloth. Always sloth. Gluttony too I guess. Wrath sometimes.
Whatās your opinion on cut down trees?Ā Itās super bad, like, forests are amazing places and trees are great and itās just really devastating the effect cutting down trees is having on other living things and the planet. What happened a few years ago with the campaign to stop the gas plant being implemented at James Price Point in the Kimberley (Western Australia) has kind of helped to open my eyes more on environmental issues and things. But also wood and paper and stuff is super great for art and I wish there was a way that those things could be recycled or made in such a way as to save the damage itās having on trees idkā¦
Name someone you love and hate.Ā My little sister. We used to not get on at all but now weāre pretty much best friends despite a nearly seven-year age gap between us. Sometimes sheās a piece of shit but hey, thatās just the way it is. Sheās awesome though.
Where is your favourite spot?Ā The Great Hall at NGV where the stained glass ceiling is pretty cool. Sometimes I just go there to chill and hang out a bit. Also wherever/whenever Iām with friends or people that mean something to me itās just, like, super nice and makes me happy.