Kiki Smith
I like the approach that is implied in here. That you can start small, and just keep adding a bit here or a bit there; or another one of those and something emerges.
Not everything starts out as a grand gesture or statement. Not everyone dreams big and makes bold. But oftentimes it's the small things that come together to make something rich and powerful.
I am less sure of the direct connection between labour intensity and making lots of small things; I think a large painting or mural is also labour intensive. Perhaps they are also made of lots of little elements and small parts that in the end come together to produce the large things. The difference in my head is that they start out with a big thought or plan, rather than incrementally creating something.
I enjoy coming across artists firstly by their quotes, which I resonate with or find intriguing, and then following up to find out who they are what they do. Her work is full of small moments...
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Memorial to Birds Having Flown 2015.
Love this piece and it gives me great joy to visit the bathroom at a friend's home and come upon it!
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