Uncategorised 25 Feb 2021 by Nicky Diamond
INTRODUCING A SERIES OF PRINTS FROM ELSIES PEAK
Inspired by an exploration of the fynbos that grows on Elsies Peak, part of the Table Mountain biosphere. Arabella Caccia’s Elsie’s Peak series draws on the colours of the fynbos, as seen from the angle of a plant looking out […]
Journal 22 Jun 2020 by arabella
Splash : Stitching in Time
Embroidery is an ancient art form, traditionally it is a slow meditative process. Embroidery was used for decorative additions to clothing or hangings and is usually made up of images steeped with symbolism. Embroidered items of significance both religious and domestic […]
Journal 5 Feb 2020 by arabella
The Book Of Nature
This work is made up of 15 needlepoint tapestries so far, they are a reference to kneelers found in churches and places of worship. These were familiar objects to me as a child, I saw them in the small local […]
Journal 7 Nov 2019 by arabella
The Beginning
The Beginning is a bronze sculpture constructed out of glyph like shapes that come from Arabella’s alphabet of forms. The alphabet is a collection of 50 shapes, that have been distilled from shapes found and repeated in all aspects of […]
Journal 10 Aug 2018 by arabella
The second half of 2018
The following article appeared in Slow Magazine in August [smartslider3 slider=3] Click here to view the full magazine. For those who are in the Northern Hemisphere Everard Read London will have a few of my new sculptures as […]
Journal, Performance 27 Mar 2018 by Nicky Diamond
Everard Read Franschhoek Sound and Paint Performance
Featuring Arabella Caccia and Jessica Bailey, this sound and paint performance was filmed at Everard Read Franschhoek. Production Credits Director/DOP: Jack Daniel Mason 2nd Camera: Martina Monti Sound Design: Benjamin McCarthy Editor: Jack Daniel Mason
Journal 15 Mar 2018 by arabella
Without Words
Without Words a solo exhibition of painting and sculpture by Arabella Caccia Time: Satuday 24 March 2018 at 12:00 – 16 April 2018 Performance: 31st March 2018 at 10:30 Paint By: Arabella Caccia Sound By: Jessica Bailey Place: 20 […]
Journal, Performance 18 Nov 2017 by arabella
Arabella Caccia Studio Sound and Paint Performance featuring Jessica Bailey
In Arabella Caccia’s studio at 196 Victoria Road, Woodstock, Caccia paints a painting in performance with cellist Jessica Bailey. They spontaneously improvise together. The performance lasted 3 hours and was filmed by Jack Mason. The painting remained on the wall […]
Journal, Performance 15 Sep 2017 by arabella
Everard Read/Circa Sound and Paint Performance
As part of the Cubicle Series Exhibition at Everard Read / Circa Arabella Caccia painted a painting in performance with cellist Jessica Bailey. They spontaneously improvised responding to one another. The performance was recorded on film and after 4 consecutive […]
Journal 4 Aug 2017 by Nicky Diamond
Into the Light / Circa / Everard Read Cape Town/ 14 -26 August 2017
Into the Light is an exhibition of Arabella’s recent work. It is inspired by an exploration of patterns found in the play of light and dark on natural forms. Her paintings and sculptures use an abstract language of semi-symbolic glyphs […]