JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces 2020 Opposing Forces asks questions without fixed answers. Wolfe reassembles the building blocks of geometry, mathematics, color theory and perception to probe us, provoke us, and propose that images can teach us about ourselves in ways that words cannot. How do we un-think color or form? What compels us, chaos or order? Are we innately drawn to one or the other and, if so, what does that say about us as we chart our experiences and reactions in the face of uncertainty? The pages in Opposing Forces originated in a second-hand book on Italian Renaissance painting. Each drawing is based on words taken out of the context of the page and translated into graphic visuals of our everyday experiences, events and activities. Alongside the drawings in this series are the confrontative Rorschach figures, challenging our imagination and perception. Each page is documented and stamped with the date that the drawing was conceived.
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Carmine 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-459
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Rendering of Nature, Possibilities, Revealing 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-443
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: 47 Days 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-444
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Brilliant, Extraordinary, Essential 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-445
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Rorschach 1 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-455
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: 24 Days 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-446
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Color History 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-447
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Light of Day 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-450
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Detail from the Finding 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-448
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Ceiling: PINK MOON 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-449
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Detail From the Front (Angel) 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-451
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Emerald Palace 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-460
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Rorschach 2 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-456
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Pleasure of the Senses 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-452
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Transmutes Reality 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-458
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Essential Immobility and Self Isolation 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-453
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: The Critical Studies 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-454
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Rorschach 3 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-457
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Fragment From The Story 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-461
JULIE WOLFE Opposing Forces: Seen From The Entrance 2020 acrylic and ink on found book page 13¼" x 19½" JWolfe-462