Julie Easton "RETITERATIONS" Exhibition Catalogue

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ARTIST STATEMENT

Cigarette butts.

Rubber bands.

Coffee cup protectors.

Cash register receipts.

Bicycle inner tubes.

Close examination of ubiquitous man-made materials fascinates me. Situating objects in a new context is the ongoing challenge that keeps the sport of art making invigorating. Imbuing the mundane with new life is the goal of the game.

Thousands of discarded, disinfected cigarette butts, individually dipped in street striping paint and sewn on large canvas become an urban tapestry.

Assembled coffee cup protectors turned inside out transform light into a visual labyrinth.

Rubber bands coated in wax and individually hand-rubbed with graphite powder morph into a wind-driven rainstorm.

And hundreds of layered waxed receipts, their buttery surface undulating in hypnotic rhythm, create a quiet space for contemplation.

When choosing a cast off, the material always leads and informs the direction the work will take.

I begin by coaxing it and then follow it to its destination. The process is pure engagement, fascination, and delight.

Although the work reflects society’s obsession with accumulation and consumption, it is the common, unremarkable object that is given center stage.

Eyes wide open.

Beauty in everything.

Julie Easton Spring 2023

Rip Curl Deep Blue Wax, 2022 encaustic wax, polished aluminum frame 16.5 x 14 x 2.5 inches

side view

Spermatozoon, 2022 rubber bands, wax, custom aluminum black frame 21.75 x 10.25 x 1.25 inches

side view

Rain Storm, 2022 rubber bands, wax, individually hand rubbed with graphite powder 32 x 20 inches

Shaved Watermelon Wax, 2022 encaustic wax, dry pigments, custom ash frame 14 x 12 inches

Bronzed Graphite Tubes, 2022 encaustic wax, powdered dyes, bicycle inner tubes, custom polished aluminum frame 11.5 x 8.25 x 2 inches

Coffee Break Porsche Gray, 2023 aluminum, powder coating, plexiglas, custom frame 26 x 26 inches

In the Time of Covid, 2021 aluminum, gloves, custom frame 24 x 24 inches

Mango Street Tubes, 2023 encaustic wax, bicycle inner tubes, custom ash frame 14 x 12 inches

Pool Party Tubes, 2023 encaustic wax, bicycle innertubes, custom ash frame 14 x 12 inches

White Frosting, 2023 cash register receipts, encaustic wax, custom ash frame 42 x 31 inches

Shaved Mango Wax, 2023 encaustic wax, dry pigments, custom ash frame 14 x 12 inches

Urban Tapestry Square, 2023 cigarette butts, street striping paint, canvas, solid walnut frame 36 x 36 inches

Shaved Bronze Wax, 2023 encaustic wax, dry pigments, custom ash frame 14 x 12 inches

Spring Green Wax, 2023 encaustic wax 14 x 12 inches

Porcelain Cigarette Butts, 2022 butts dipped in porcelain and burned out. The shape of the cigarette butt remains incased in porcelain, metal frame 11 x 8 inches

side view

Black Rain, 2022 rubber bands, wax, individually hand rubbed with graphite powder 16 x 11.25 x 2 inches

Urban Tapestry Slit, 2023 cigarette butts, street striping paint, canvas 60 x 72 inches

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Published on occasion of “Julie Easton REITERATIONS Exhibition” April 20 - May 20, 2023 Curated by Jeannie Denholm Catalogue Design by Kathleen Updyke Brown © 2023 SCAPE | southern california art projects + exhibitions © Julie Easton -- All artwork SCAPE | southern california art projects + exhibitions 2859 e. coast highway, corona del mar, ca 92625 info@scapesite.com 949.723.3406 scapesite.com