Naomi Munuo - Changing Faces

About

Naomi’s work is of the mid-century style inspired by the modern masters, her family and her interior surroundings. Working from still life scenes with objects and artefacts from around her house. Her figures have a sculptural element to them. She grew up surrounded by her father’s sculptures and her mother’s collections of vintage ceramic ornaments, fabrics and colourful abstract paintings. Since leaving the family home many years ago she has set out to establish collections like this in her own home and studio, and they are a constant source of inspiration for her. Colour, composition, contrast, narrative, motif and mark making are important elements in Naomi’s work. 

“My artistic intention is to create a frisson between joyful colour harmonies and compositional structure whilst narrating the drama which exists in the relationship between the object or figure and its environment. I am keen to explore the boundary between observation and imagination and capture the essence of form and juxtapose this with flat patterned areas. From my work I hope the viewer will take away some of the beauty that I see in everyday things.”