Stormie Mills: Whose Name Was Writ In Water
Bunbury Regional Art Galleries
Bunbury | AustraliaEver conscious of my own youth spent making works in and on the streets and its inherent lack of permanence this exhibition has been inspired by my exploration of John Keats and the mythology of youth.
John Keats wrote “to make old prose in modern rhyme more sweet” in 1818, when he was still a young man, in fact we know that although he was never to become an old man, passing away as he did at 25, his words and letters were those of some one beyond his years with him oft referred to as an “old soul”.
I started to think about what it would mean should we be granted the good fortune to gather more years than Keats, before the memories "fade far away, dissolve & quite forget.”
In many instances Keats’ words still ring true & are contemporary today, indeed Bob Geldof states in the introduction of “Love is my religion” that Keats can easily be equated with some of the “more sensitive pop heroes” and “very emo” in that his words resonate today as poignantly than they did when first written.
When I embarked upon this body of work I did so in much the same way as Keats, as a “Grand Tour” of my own, a creative journey, armed with a little knowledge and experience. (Artist Statement)
Ever conscious of my own youth spent making works in and on the streets and its inherent lack of permanence this exhibition has been inspired by my exploration of John Keats and the mythology of youth.
John Keats wrote “to make old prose in modern rhyme more sweet” in 1818, when he was still a young man, in fact we know that although he was never to become an old man, passing away as he did at 25, his words and letters were those of some one beyond his years with him oft referred to as an “old soul”.
I started to think about what it would mean should we be granted the good fortune to gather more years than Keats, before the memories "fade far away, dissolve & quite forget.”
In many instances Keats’ words still ring true & are contemporary today, indeed Bob Geldof states in the introduction of “Love is my religion” that Keats can easily be equated with some of the “more sensitive pop heroes” and “very emo” in that his words resonate today as poignantly than they did when first written.
When I embarked upon this body of work I did so in much the same way as Keats, as a “Grand Tour” of my own, a creative journey, armed with a little knowledge and experience. (Artist Statement)
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