A nod to 'New materialism' in art

I've returned again to found objects with an emphasis on materials having their own aura. My focus is on textures and how their juxtaposition invites the viewer to absorb the relational properties. Each element its own agency, each in conversation with the material of the other.

Two Vintage weathered frames. The first with paper insert covered with hair, wool and acrylic paint affixed to frame with metallic pin tacks.

The second with cable ties, copper nails, transparent headed thumb tacks and rich gold acrylic paint

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Partial erasure and Atrophy

Partial erasure. Julie Clarke (c) 2017

Atrophy. Julie Clarke (c) 2017

A3 digital prints of the photograph entitled Winter Solstice in which I have erased part of the face and head by using a silver or black permanent marker.

RECENT WORKS ON WALL

Five digital prints of recent work by Julie Clarke (c) 2017

It's always a little exciting to print out images I've been working on. If you are a regular follower of this blog you will know that these photographs are self-portraits with black wool, fresh and/or dried rose stems, black material and skin & form part of my project entitled 'Old Knitter of Black Wool'. These five A3 images are currently on my wall, but if anyone knows of a small gallery space in or around Melbourne that doesn't require an application one year ahead, negotiations with curators, staffing the space, except for maybe one or two days, please contact me as I would love to have a pop-up exhibition in the flesh, rather than just on line. Thanks again to my Google+ followers who like and share, enabling my work to have a wider audience.