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Don Soker Contemporary Art
October 8 - November 19, 2016Info
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Reception
October 8, 2016 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Julie Alland, "Mostly About Love Problems" (Mixed Emotions Series), 1016, kiln-formed glass, fused magnetic audiotape, fused glass replica of cassette tape, 16" x 13" x 13.5"
Don Soker Contemporary Art is pleased to present a new body of work by Julie Alland, “Cryptic Flowchart”. She explains the show's title as follows: “One idea led to another as I worked and a cryptic flow chart started materializing in my imagination. Following the diagram’s growing branches gradually revealed subtle relationships between seemingly disparate themes”. Her newest show with the gallery will include panels and sculptures made from kiln-formed glass combined with different forms of iron oxide. Alland's studio practice involves investigating the physical properties of materials. This exploration results in work that connects process and concept. Magnetic audio recording tape and Ocean Beach black sand (magnetite) both contain iron oxide. The mineral is also an ingredient in MICR laser toner decals, which can be fused to glass. Noticing this commonality of materials sparked the idea for Alland to incorporate magnetic audiotape and magnetite into her new work. This concept is expressed in a prominent part of the exhibition; the “Mixed Emotions” series emphasizing memory, the emotional resonance of music and handwriting, preserved destruction and specimen display. Cassette tape fused between pieces of glass is displayed paired with a glass replica of the corresponding tape case. Including the case highlights these ideas. Julie Alland received her BFA from Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH. Among numerous awards and honors, she has received a full scholarship for The Studio At The Corning Museum of Glass, NY, a Fellowship/Artist in Residence and 4 scholarship awards at the Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. Her work has been exhibited extensively in museums and galleries nationally and internationally, published in dozens of periodicals and catalogs, reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle and have appeared on KQED.