REgurgitators

Sydney College of the Arts Graduate, Chantal Labbe is currently exhibiting her paintings, REgurgitators, in the Tripod Café, Darlington. Labbe's exhibition was recently featured in the South Sydney Herald.

Labbe says, "When something fills my mind with sensation, I easily become obsessed. I am a compulsive and impulsive person; fretting, fretting, fretting and worrying all the time. Sometimes, there is no initial idea for my creative escapades; I draw for the sakes of drawing. It is a necessary part of my day, like a ritualistic meditation, because I find it helps my ADD. A pen or pencil is like a magic wand to me as from its tip, as I draw, conjured worlds emerge that don’t exist moments before. When I am in a period where I am not making art, I feel lazy, weak, worthless and bored.

As an artist, I think it’s important to be versatile. Unsure of where I fit in the art world, I don’t like to classify my art practice because I work across a range of mediums. I enjoy getting wrapped up in the many struggles of making art.

I find inspiration for my work from my surroundings. My mind is a big porous sponge; absorbing everything I devour; from movies, music, books, people, politics, and even things like the weather. Sometimes, this can be de-spiriting, but a great source to propel a practice that finds itself in a state of creative unrest."

Image: Chantal Labbe, REgurgitators.