JULIE EASTON
REITERATIONS
REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS
southern california art projects + exhibitions
REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS REITERATIONS
JULIE EASTON
REITERATIONS
REITERATIONS REITERATIONS
REITERATIONS REITERATIONS
April 20 - May 20, 2023
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
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
side view
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
Black Rain, 2022
rubber bands, wax, individually hand rubbed with graphite powder
16 x 11.25 x 2 inches
side view
Urban Tapestry Slit, 2023
cigarette butts, street striping paint, canvas
60 x 72 inches
southern california art projects + exhibitions
Published on occasion of “Julie Easton REITERATIONS Exhibition”
April 20 - May 20, 2023
Curated by Jeannie Denholm
Catalogue Design by Kathleen Updyke Brown
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