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Julie Moore • Profile
Julie Moore has made quite the stylistic transition from her earlier work. Seizing upon unique ways to solve artistic problems - ways of organizing space, specific color relations, a scale that gives special scope to fantasy and imagination - Moore has shifted focus, a change that has resulted in the development of a distinct and recognizable style all her own.
Working in delicate chalk pastel, Moore discovers a world of opportunity for vivid colors and subtle blending techniques, transforming the Midwest landscape into idyllic scenes of vibrant beauty. The expressive capacities unique to chalk pastel enable Moore to use severe color contrast yet still achieve cohesion and congruence, the on-looker's gaze gliding, uninterrupted, across the expanse of varying colors. An opulent medium that offers Moore a rich, expressive vehicle for her eloquent technique, chalk pastel has a sensuous appeal not only to the artist, but to the viewer as well. Her juxtaposition of arbitrary colors, figurative shapes and negative space to create depth and three-dimensionality has an evocative effect on all five senses. She instills an unrealizable hankering to feel, taste or smell her works, leaving us to only speculate the texture, flavor, and aroma. The graceful helixes representing trees hint at an inaudible symphony, the figures within the landscape choreographed and harmonic. She uses the interplay and balance between concave and convex to create an energy that pulses and undulates throughout her works. Moore's artwork pushes beyond mere representation and, at times, ventures toward the surreal, portraying an innocent and optimistic view of the natural environment.
As a graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design in 1993 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration, Julie Moore now works full time as a fine artist.
Julie Moore • Statement
My landscapes seem to be evolving over time. I continue to portray landscapes inspired by Michigan, Alberta, and my own imagination. I like to use undulating shapes of color, light, and scale to create depth in my paintings. My recent trip to Alberta influenced me to experiment with more abstract landscapes than with realism. Pastel allows me to use several layers of color to achieve my goal as I work back and forth between several drawings at once. Presently, it seems like my art is drawing me away from realism towards abstract forms.
Julie Moore • Biography
EDUACTION
1993
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004
"UNADULTerated," LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2003
"Holiday Muse," Group Exhibition, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2002
Group Exhibition, "Anniversary Celebration," LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Three-Person Show, "Between Color," LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2001
Group Exhibition, "Winter Presents…", LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Jumpstart Your Heart," Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Celebration 2001," First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2000
Solo show, Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1999
"Live Coverage," Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
"Landscape 8," Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Two-Person Show, Rental/Sales Gallery, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1998
"Celebrating the Creativity of Women," Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1996
Solo Show, First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Three-Person Show, Rental/Sales Gallery, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1995
"Celebration 1995," First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1994
"Celebration 1994," First United Methodist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan
