Arabella Sim is a painter and draughtsman who works with text, dance, performance and sound. Trained at Central St Martins and the Royal Drawing School, she is a member of the Art Workers Guild and the Pollen Collective.
Her work revolves around the human condition, exploring our connection to the land and the perpetual cycle of life and death. Seeing the human figure as a metaphor of our emotions, she uses abstraction and figuration to trigger memories, vulnerabilities and the subconscious. Increasingly, Arabella collaborates with other artists, believing in the synergy created through cross disciplinary practise. Seeing herself as a storyteller, her influences are wide and extensive, stemming from an eclectic mix of theatre, poetry, philosophy, music and dance.
At the core of her practise is drawing. Her work is about the physical ‘act’ of making, and through risk and exploration, she pushes the boundaries of expression. Whether through paint, dance, charcoal or text, layer upon layer are built up, often erased, but always leaving an imprint, a trace of intention.