Thursday, September 22, 2016

PROXIMITY & DISTANCE - JULIE CLARKE IMAGES AT BOHEME CAFE

In 2015 I purchased a set of original 1950s colored Cuisenaire rods in a wooden box, similar to those I used as a child to make small buildings. Even though George Cuisenaire developed the rods as a mathematical aid, I used them last year to construct a couple of designs on a flat surface. These designs inspired me to bring forth small aspects of photographs I'd taken of the city, Docklands, St. Kilda and Richmond. I reduced these units to their basic structural form with an emphasis on the rectangular in the Cuisenaire rods. I am interested in the proximity and distance of urban structures, as well as their fixity and fluidity. Below are some exampes of the eleven paintings I'm currently showing at Boheme Cafe in Richmond. They were completed at the beginning of this year prior to me doing the pixel paintings.
High Rise in the fog
Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm
Julie Clarke (2016) $300

Pylon
Acrylic paint on canvas 30.5 x 30.5cm
Julie Clarke (2016) $300

Sunrise
Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm
Julie Clarke (2016) $275

Twin Towers Bolte Bridge
Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm
Julie Clarke (2016) $275

Under the bridge
Acrylic paint on canvas 61 x 40cm
Julie Clarke (2016) $550

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