{"id":4649,"date":"2021-06-02T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2021-06-02T15:26:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T05:26:04","slug":"chloe-hart-rediscovering-and-reclaiming-her-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=4649","title":{"rendered":"Chloe Hart- Rediscovering and Reclaiming Her Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=4649\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"206\" height=\"245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4656\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=4656\" class=\"wp-image-4656\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chloe-Hart-1-1024x935.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4658\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=4658\" class=\"wp-image-4658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chloe-Hart-1-1024x935.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chloe-Hart-1-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chloe-Hart-1-768x701.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>I am so grateful that I was able to grow up with a name that is so closely linked to art<\/strong>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/5f7634783749eef9597b010a9eb5c304\" alt=\"Next generation: Family dynasties of Sydney and their lasting legacy |  Daily Telegraph\"\/><figcaption> <br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> <br>Chloe has managed to reflect on her father and grandfathers work whilst forging her own unique style in the arts. <\/p><cite>-Margaret Campbell &#8211; Ryder <br>Gallery Director<br><br><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost every single member of my family on my father\u2019s side is an artist or has made art a huge part of their lives, and that really encouraged me to be more creative and to become an artist myself. If I didn\u2019t have that, I don\u2019t think I would have had the courage to pursue art as a career or to let creativity influence my life the way it has. The art world is a difficult one to break into and to be successful in, and it\u2019s so much harder if you don\u2019t have your family supporting you to go in that direction. I am so lucky to have that and to have been able to explore that creative side of myself right from the start. I think back at how encouraging my parents always were with my art and how they helped me get my career started at such a young age, and I don\u2019t think I could ever thank them enough for that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has obviously come with its own set of challenges though, mainly in the internal battle of doubting my own abilities and questioning whether I really deserve to be where I am. I see so many artists struggling to make it, so many incredibly talented people who just don\u2019t get the opportunities that I\u2019ve had, and it can be hard not to feel guilty about it. I often find myself comparing my art to theirs and feeling like I\u2019ve gotten to take their spot just because of my last name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think every artist struggles with feeling like they\u2019re not good enough, and not knowing if your success is because of your merit or your last name can make that really hard. I have to remind myself that that the effort I put in is why I do actually deserve to be here. My <em>Change of Season<\/em> project has definitely helped me to understand that. I really felt that I needed to do something for myself that would set me apart from my family name and allow me to see that I have something to offer outside of that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"528\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49828-Winters-Edge-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4650\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=4650\" class=\"wp-image-4650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49828-Winters-Edge-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49828-Winters-Edge-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"523\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49578-Change-Of-Season-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4651\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?attachment_id=4651\" class=\"wp-image-4651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49578-Change-Of-Season-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49578-Change-Of-Season-60x75cm-mixed-media-2200-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a while I was kind of separating myself from art and trying to do something on my own by investing my time in writing. I got  a bachelors and a masters and thought that I had to follow the path of writing and leave art behind me. It wasn\u2019t until I started on this project that I realised I could do both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Using art and writing to bounce off each other has honestly been life changing. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\">I didn\u2019t know I could use my own work as inspiration, I thought it had to come from somewhere else and couldn\u2019t figure out why that never really worked for me. The process of painting has always been very intuitive for me; I can look at the colours in the paint tubs and see what they can transform into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49832-Whispers-Of-The-Forest-28x61cm-mixed-media-1100-1-1024x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49832-Whispers-Of-The-Forest-28x61cm-mixed-media-1100-1-1024x460.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49832-Whispers-Of-The-Forest-28x61cm-mixed-media-1100-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49832-Whispers-Of-The-Forest-28x61cm-mixed-media-1100-1-768x345.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t believe it took me so long to realise that I was seeing a story in those colours and bringing it to life on the canvas. When I realised that, it suddenly made so much sense to then flesh out those stories with words on a page. I think that\u2019s also why I\u2019m so drawn to abstract art. I used to tell myself that I had to make abstract art because I wasn\u2019t good enough to paint anything more realistic, but now I think I do it because the stories I\u2019m trying to tell don\u2019t necessarily look like anything from this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49833-Autumn-Tree-38x76cm-mixed-media-1500-530x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4654\" width=\"221\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49833-Autumn-Tree-38x76cm-mixed-media-1500-530x1024.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49833-Autumn-Tree-38x76cm-mixed-media-1500-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49833-Autumn-Tree-38x76cm-mixed-media-1500-768x1483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/HART-Chloe-49833-Autumn-Tree-38x76cm-mixed-media-1500.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"> I\u2019ve always felt that I see the world as a muddled abstraction of reality; painting and writing helps me make sense of it all and helps me understand and explore things in a way I otherwise wouldn\u2019t have been able to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing you\u2019ll notice is that all the paintings in this project are centered around trees. To me, nature is concrete and real, and sometimes the only thing that seems to make sense. I admire the way trees stand tall and unconcerned with all the chaos that goes on around them, and that\u2019s the feeling I try to capture in my work. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s something I\u2019ll be able to move away from in future      projects, but I\u2019m excited to see where my journey takes me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To me, nature is concrete and real, and sometimes the only thing that seems to make sense. I admire the way trees stand tall and unconcerned with all the chaos that goes on around them, and that\u2019s the feeling I try to capture in my work. I\u2019m not sure if that\u2019s something I\u2019ll be able to move away from in future projects, but I\u2019m excited to see where my journey takes me. <\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=4649\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share I am so grateful that I was able to grow up with a name that is so closely linked to art. 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