Exhibition
Azure Dreams was a solo exhibition featuring a selection of abstract paintings by Zoë Blount. The artworks embodied the artist’s enthusiasm for nature and the outdoors, to which Blount frequently turned as a source of inspiration for her artistic practice. Embracing immersive experiences such as snorkelling, water sports, and nature hikes, Blount’s adventurous and free-spirited personality was reflected through her distinct style of mark-making, evocative colour palette, and unique compositions.
Inspired by the New York Abstract Expressionists of the 1950s, as well as the Impressionists and Fauves of the early twentieth century, Blount’s characteristic use of rich blues, greens, and yellows paid homage in this exhibition to her artistic predecessors, as well as to Cayman’s rich tropical landscapes. Viewed collectively, Azure Dreams chronicled significant experiences in the artist’s life and the emotions that shaped them —aspects of her work that audiences were left to interpret freely but which are also clearly apparent in the shimmering surfaces of her paintings.
About the Artist
Zoë Blount
Zoë Blount studied Fine Art at the University of Reading, UK and has since exhibited extensively in the UK, Italy, Hong Kong, and Grand Cayman. Blount’s style is influenced by the New York Abstract Expressionists of the 1950s, as well as the Impressionists, Fauves, and European contemporary painters such as Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Heron, and Gillian Ayres. Blount has worked in several different fields while also teaching art and crafting and participating in several group mural projects. In Cayman, where Blount lived from 2003 to 2008, the artist worked with Noah’s Ark – the Store for Children, producing murals for children’s initiatives, while also hosting painting classes for teenagers, fine arts, and ceramics workshops. She currently resides in the UK.
