Collection: Dottie-May Aston

With a contemporary sensibility, Dottie-may Aston, b.2000, paints timeless fables. Presenting gagged stags and elephants on the dial, her proudest works are rich with humor. While these images may be intended to elicit amusement, their unsettling undertones invite a more profound reflection. A pivotal example is the transformation of the classic tale of the tortoise and the hare into the piece “Winning the Race?”, where the freshwater reptile trundles toward the sea, an invitation to contemplate the true nature of victory. Beneath the muted aesthetic lies a provocative dimension, the painter claims this is unavoidable when wearing you’re heart on a sleeve, it should be little surprise when the odd thread shreds into the pigment. Keep an eye out for the next allegorical landscape; she’s promised pigs with wings.