La Corrente by Julie Richey

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在这里介绍艺术家Julie Richey的几件作品。

“La Corrente”  2010
Marble, glass smalti, 24k gold smalti, chalcedony and sea shells on mixed media base
29” x 23” x 23”

My work utilizes the innate opulence of mosaic materials – 24k gold smalti, marble, semi-precious stones – to embellish sculptural forms in unexpected ways.  The discovery of dentalia shells inspired the densly-packed and fragile under skirt.  La Corrente, (The Current in Italian) is about beauty amidst destruction.  The sea kelp adorning her gown swirls in the strong gulf currents.  Rich in nutrients, the Giant Asian Sea Kelp is an invasive species threatening the balance of plant and marine life in the Gulf of Mexico.   While man overtly destroys the gulf with oil, pollution, and fertilizer runoff, another destructive force creeps in with the current.La Corrente was created as a commission for a very dear friend.  As we were planning and designing the form of the sculpture, the world was watching with great concern as the Gulf of Mexico was being contaminated with oil from the BP spill.  My client is a regular visitor to the Gulf coast and likes to fish and vacation on the shore, so the coincidence was ironic and painful.  The dress form and the pale colors of white and cream .

La Corrente
材料：大理石，玻璃马赛克，镀金马赛克，玉髓
（一种石英，点击here了解更多。http://baike.baidu.com/view/1557.htm）及贝壳。
29” x 23” x 23”

作品将这些材料用意想不到的方式组合起来，创作出美丽的雕塑。这条华美纤弱的裙子艺术品灵感来源于贝壳。一个关于美的消逝的故事。蔓旋在裙上的“绿色海带”是靓丽的装饰，亚洲绿海带在墨西哥湾属于入侵物种。

但是人类行为对墨西哥湾造成的影响更为巨大。这个作品的委托人是艺术家的好友。讽刺的是，正在做这件作品的时候，发生了墨西哥漏油事件。而艺术家的朋友常常在那里休假，喜欢那里。衣服的主调是白色和奶油色。

Night Shirt, 2008  32.5″ x 21″ x 2.5″

In the earlier work Night Shirt, a two-dimensional wall relief sculpture, I wished to capture a particularly magical moment during a visit to San Francisco, California.  Late one evening, some friends and I took a drive to view the city from a park across the bay.  Although a city as large and densely populated as San Francisco is never quiet, from our perspective across the bay it was serene.  I  captured this unforgettable moment in my work.

I have worked as a mosaic artist for more than 20 years, primarily making residential projects for kitchens, baths and other living spaces.  My fine art sculpture mosaics allow me to create works of art that  speak about the issues about which I’m concerned, such as the environment and economic inequality.  But I also really enjoy the tactile nature of mosaic making: cutting and hand-placing each tessera, blending colors and creating texture through careful placement.

夜之衫
32.5″ x 21″ x 2.5

这是一个浮雕作品，灵感来自作者在加州洛杉矶感受到的一个神奇时刻。那个时候艺术家和朋友开车到海湾对面一个公园景点，身处在如此宁静的海湾中看着对面人口密集的旧金山城，那份从未体验过的安宁给艺术家留下了深刻的印象。因此艺术家要将这一刻表达出来。

艺术家用马赛克制作作品超过了20年，主要范围是在住宅项目的厨房和浴室空间。这样用马赛克来做艺术雕刻，表达了艺术家的一些观点，比如对环境和经济不平等的担心。艺术家很喜欢马赛克，喜欢切割他们，摆弄他们，镶嵌他们，将他们不同颜色混合，并精心创造出别具一格的纹理。

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