Abstract Concrete:
The art of julie glass
November 14 - january 17, 2015
coolspace @ artspace
Statement from the artist
This series is based on the beauty and design of the myriad cracks and imperfections in concrete streets, sidewalks and parking lots. In addition to the visual interest provided by the cracks, I am also interested in the concept of reality versus representation and realism versus abstraction. In some cases, I have artistically portrayed the cracked concrete in other media, such as paint, resin and metal. In other pieces, I have used the actual broken concrete itself as the sculpture, making an abstraction which is nevertheless literally concrete.
EXHIBITING ARTIST:
julie glass
Photo by Henrietta Wildsmith
Artist bio
I have many years of education, but not in fine art. I am almost totally self taught in the field of art, other than a few design classes at Louisiana Tech and several painting and mixed media workshops. I am primarily interested in experimenting with materials and processes and am happiest when I am making up a new method of creating a sculpture.
I have lived in Shreveport all my life, except for six years while attending LSU and LSU Law School in Baton Rouge. After many years of working as a municipal attorney, I began to feel an urge to create art. It started with simple, folk art style pieces made from found objects and materials, such as old fence boards and Jello molds.
