Julie Ellis Artist

Essay writing…(is now complete)

Essay writing…(is now complete)

Finding it very difficult to pull lots of ideas together. Ideas around intuition keep getting blurred with other approaches to practice. I have based my essay around the case studies of three artworks. Kiefer, Saville and Ayres: each having very different approaches,...
Review #3 – Reverse – Saville

Review #3 – Reverse – Saville

Jenny Saville2002/2003Oil on Canvas213.4 cm x 243.8 cm(Gagosian, 2003) I viewed the painting ‘Reverse’ in 2018 at Tate Britain, the exhibition ‘All Too Human’ (which) celebrates the painters in Britain who strive to represent human figures, their relationships and...
Studio Day – Focal Point

Studio Day – Focal Point

Painting today and trying to work away from having a single focal point. Referencing Gillian Ayres who talks about not having one area more important than another. She also mentions over-painting successful elements for the whole painting to work. I find this very...
Review #Two – Der Gordische Knoten – Kiefer

Review #Two – Der Gordische Knoten – Kiefer

Der Gordische Knoten 2018 Oil, emulsion, acrylic, shellac, wood and metal on canvas 110 1/4 x 149 5/8 in. (280 x 380 cm) (White Cube Gallery, 2020) Images: Julie Ellis Anselm Kiefer – B: 8 March 1945 The exhibition Superstrings, Runes, The Norns, Gordian Knot reflects...