Julie Lucus

I feel fortunate to have worked in a very creative field over the last 20 years in corporate video production as a producer, writer, and editor. Although my profession has allowed me to broaden my personal sphere of creativity in many directions, over time it became less rewarding than it once was.

It was my desire to recapture the thrill of a “truly creative experience” which urged me to begin experimenting with new mediums.

What I have discovered in the course of working with new mediums is I enjoy learning new techniques almost as much as creating art itself. I feel the process of experimentation has allowed me to grow as an artist … in many surprising directions. I’ve also learned that stagnation is far more frightening than failure.

My work represents the transformation of the ordinary into the fascinating and exotic. Old and new materials and objects find unexpected uses in my art. I disassemble, reassemble, and juxtapose these objects and materials in what might be considered, “irreverent or mischievous” ways.

It is through this process of destruction and reconstruction that I explore and contemplate the ambiguities of emotion, religion, gender, sex, and power.

portfolio
 

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“Dangerous Art”
Juried exhibition
New Visions Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

July, 2004

“Catalyst”
(Magazine front cover and artist bio)
By invitation
Salt Lake City, UT

October, 2004

“Nightmare before Xmas”
By invitation
Utah Center for the Arts, Salt Lake City, UT

December, 2004

“2nd Annual Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition”
By invitation
Forum Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

December 2004

Salt Lake Gallery Association “First night” show
Juried exhibition
Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT

December, 2004

“Love Stories”
Juried exhibition
New Visions Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT

February, 2005

“Statewide Competition”
Juried exhibition (Honorable Mention)
Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT

April, 2005

Utah Arts Festival
“Invited Artist”
Salt Lake City, UT

June, 2005

“Projekt30” online exhibition
Publicly juried

October, 2005

“Projekt30” online exhibition
Publicly juried

February, 2006

NY Arts Magazine
Featured artist
By invitation-New York, NY

May/June 2006 issue