Julia breaks down the false dichotomy of “humans” and “nature” in her work, and she considers the political implications of this artificial separation. Symbolic shape making and interactions with space are used as a way to enter into communication with the various entities of the land. Organic and highly processed materials collaborate to form ambiguous collectives, which reckon with the entanglement, love, and violence of distilling the natural world into human narrative. Sculptures reference fungus, insects, and deep sea creatures, but are painted in luminously artificial shades.
Julia Blume is a New York based artist working in several media, including painting, sculpture, performance, and installation. She offers modes of engaging with wild places both large and small, while asking what human story-making will bring about in the wilds of the world. She received her MFA from SFAI in 2018, after earning her BA and MA in linguistics from Columbia University and UC San Diego, respectively. Her work has been shown at Brian Leo Projects, Youngspace, I Like Your Work, RSOAA, Trestle Gallery, Field Projects, Paradice Palase, Established Gallery, and other galleries in New York, San Francisco, and Tucson. She has also created site-specific installations and performances in a range of environments, including Peru, Iceland, New York City, and Arizona. She participated in residencies with Signal Fire in 2017 and in 2019, ChaNorth in 2021, and will be a resident at ArtsIceland in 2021.
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