Artspace:Julia Gorman

Julia Gorman at Artspace 23rd Nov – 15 Dec, 2007

Julia Gorman’s forms are derived from plants, cars, Warner Bros cartoons, Mayan and Assyrian sculpture, Barbara Hepworth, 70’s graphic design and Tiffany stained glass. In fact, almost anything she might find on her forays into the library, video shop or internet merge into amorphous, tangled installations. She creates works that undermine notions of monumentality by using regular, uniform materials in a course of experimentation and play. Central to Gorman’s methodology is the tension between intuitive and rational processes. Tacky Tango consists of three large scale aluminium sculptures painted in automotive paint. Patterns on the sculpture are generated by merging diamond patterned costumes of 18th century Meissen harlequin figures with irregular patterns from sea shells. Alongside these sculptures will be vinyl wall drawings and works made from cardboard and balloons.

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