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.
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| High Rise in the fog Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm Julie Clarke (2016) $300 |
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| Pylon Acrylic paint on canvas 30.5 x 30.5cm Julie Clarke (2016) $300 |
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| Sunrise Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm Julie Clarke (2016) $275 |
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| Twin Towers Bolte Bridge Acrylic paint on canvas 40.5 x 30.5cm Julie Clarke (2016) $275 |
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| Under the bridge Acrylic paint on canvas 61 x 40cm Julie Clarke (2016) $550 |
