MFA Annual
Spotlight Artist
Julia J. Wolfe
MFA Annual
Artist Statement
My work is a collection of brightly colored paintings, prints,
drawings, found objects, made objects, and poems. It combines
playful comedy and satire with a mishmash of weightier subjects.
Throughout my work, I bring together mass-produced objects
and imagery with a childlike and whimsical aesthetic. The viewer
walks into a lively space, a world of curated objects, wall drawings,
and characters that appear to be up to something. It’s like pages
from a children’s book that have been sprinkled with snippets of
scripts from late-night talk shows where current events and pop
culture are discussed. The work provides laughter, optimism, and
inward-looking thought and/or critique. It is playground-esque
and humorously innocent, yet simultaneously comments on our
culture of consumption.
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