Chloe Caday

“There's a small native flower farm at the end of our road, with a small flower stand at their driveway full of fresh bouquets available throughout the seasons. As a weekly ritual, I'd collect bouquet in the morning, grab some fruits, a vase or a special object that I've collected from my travels to bring into my home studio and create a special arrangement for a work.”

‘Waratah and Fruits in Rattan Basket’ is a playful arrangement of a handmade basket collected from a studio in the Philippines, locally grown waratahs and fresh market fruits. Drawn to the ongoing conversations within the diaspora and connecting with her Filipino roots and Australian culture, Caday’s recent still life works capture the humble beauty of the everyday – an insight into the daily life in her home studio.

Chloe Caday's paintings of the Australian bushland are all painted en plein air at her home in She Oaks, a beautiful locality nestled right beside the Brisbane Ranges National Park in Victoria. Drawing inspiration from her Filipino roots, her practice explores the importance of travel and connection to the land as it signifies the historical, cultural and spiritual connections within place. Caday’s landscapes are an intuitive and refreshing interpretation of her familiar natural surroundings, embracing her creative curiosity and naïve wonder. Her use of gestural mark making is a central technique to her practice – exploring the intricate and rhythmic interplay of sound, light, and form within each intuitive and organic motion of the brush.