Form/Space Atelier Program For September 2008

Show Title: Play: Intuitively Altered Spaces

Show Duration: September 12- October 5

Opening Reception: September 12, 6PM

Exhibit is free.

Julie Alpert exhibits at Form/Space Atelier September 2008, addressing illusionism in collage,
painting, and installation as a metaphor for the way we suspend belief as a form of escapism. Her
process holds as much importance as her finished pieces. It begins with an intuitive response to the
architectural space the work will inhabit using found objects and building materials to distort the
space and create a loose narrative. She then manipulates photographs of the installation in collages,drawings, and paintings, distorting the already altered space. The work is an homage to German Expressionist film, contemporaries such as Jessica Stockholder and Lisa Sigal, and the tromp l’oeil artists of the 1600’s – early 20th century.

Julie Alpert is a recent MFA graduate of the Painting and Drawing program at UW School of Art. She particiapted this year in Oliver Herring’s Task at Seattle Public Library, and also co-exhibited at Ouch My Eye gallery with Whiting Tennis.

Image Description: Julie Alpert, “Questioning the Fabric of of Reality Using Formal Considerations of Painting and Drawing,” detail, 2008 (Exhibited At The Henry Art Gallery).

The Septmeber 2008 installation at Form/Space Atelier will be new site-specific work from Julie Alpert and "Baltimore" may or may not be exhibited.

More info:

Paul Pauper, Curator
Form/Space Atelier
2407 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121-1311
206-208-9843

Form/Space Atelier
2407 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-1311