SEED OF PEACE

Artists or art-adjacent creators who have heard the infamous and irritable phrase, “A child could’ve done that”, raise your hand. But if we were to dig deeper, why exactly is that an insult? Why is the pure, unhinged and intuitive childlike playfulness damned in some and praised in others? Would an enticing work be considered less intrinsically valuable when created by a child? But why? Because it’s not accompanied by philosophical posturing and curator texts? But I digress. 

This little stream of consciousness above is here to set the mood for our new theme. We called upon artists who like to indulge in whimsical imagination, do not shy away from unadulterated nonsense, source from a kidlike sense of wonder, don’t really have a minimalist colour palette in their dictionary and are more likely inclined towards electric hues and fluorescent tones, and whose art has a laid-back and carefree nature. And who might even brush the stoner-vibe or acid-laced aesthetic here and there.

We embarked on a search of works that make us think of certain imagery and smells, something like abandoned plastic toys left to melt in a sandpit on a sweltering summer day, certain happy memories tinged with sepia nostalgia, a sense of familiar, simple euphoria, blooming elderberry trees, mourning doves cooing while the evening sun filters through the curtains at your grandma’s, the time when you thought you can sit on clouds.  

Because, frankly, we just wanted to look at cute and colourful things while we loaf about, all sticky, tired, and maybe a little sad. And we heartily invite you to plunge into this melty, cushy and coo-coo world we’ve collected and curated for you with us.

Yours,

Team SWARM Mag