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Julia Damore-Rome
Contemplation in Waves
34" x 26"

In progress, a man mulls over life as buoyant waves shift about him. The figure is based off of a Gucci ad, mullet to come. The waves are made with cut- up paper treated with various paint experimentation drippings, splatters, and ink-prints. The man’s ruffled blouse is constructed with my handwritten notes. The face is made from collage pieces of the same ink endeavors. I plan to add to and refine this piece.

All works still in semi-progress

Julia Damore-Rome
Oceanic Underneath
paint, marker, sea water, ink
42" x 30"

This painting is also in progress but is inspired by my current stay in a beach-town where I have collected objects from the beach down the street. Shells, rocks, bones, sea glass, wood, branches, sticks, rope and seaweed are what I have collected to construct a mermaid sculpture. This figure in the painting is inspired by a photograph I found in a book from probably the 80’s, I
think at the Library’s book giveaway, not sure. But, it is a man smoking a pipe amid a mass of office-objects in an outdated by intriguing interior space complete with a box computer. My rendition with have him sitting under water, having a smoke and a soak amid the oceans animals. So far, the canvas has undergone various treatments of paint, bleach, and ocean water that has been sprayed, dripped, and poured onto the surface. To dilute the excess paint off of the surface I take other blank paper and make prints.

All works still in semi-progress