It’s like putting pressure on a bruise.
Gingerly regards moments of time where the compulsion to poke the contusion takes
over; the sore parts surrounding the everyday. Wounds are display pieces that you carry
with you. Some are shrouded and others stain the skin outwardly, proudly albeit
painfully proclaiming their presence.
How do we approach them? At what point does the injury merit mention?
It heals itself in time, however these works act as monuments to the bleeding. Plaques
to let you know what was. Vibrancy and glittered grit surfaces warn and entice; it’s
always double edged. Small and holdable, these paintings share tender instances.
The color story of the works is decidedly subjective, assigned by feeling alone. They are
of the body and invoke the feeling of touch and ingesting. These paintings offer up
themselves to be absorbed or consumed blindly without thought to harm.
Bio
Kirby Miles is a queer woman living and working in Chattanooga, TN. She received her
BFA from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2017 and received her MFA in
painting from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2019. She attended Chautauqua School of
Art in 2018. She is currently a curator at Wavelength Space, an artist-run collective in
Chattanooga.
