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Julia
Latané; Blade; 2003; vinyl, plywood;
74" x 288" x 168"
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Thither features
a series of sculpture installations dealing with repeated forms
derived from nature and constructed from
synthetic materials. My intent is to transport the viewer to
another place through the use of media and scale. These two devices
make earthly forms seem unfamiliar or otherworldly, like something
pulled from the pages of a Dr. Seuss story or an age-old fairly
tale. In creating the objects, I aim to achieve the mystery and
wonder of a totally foreign land; it can be in another country
or simply in one’s dreams.
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Julia
Latané; Shoot; 2001; , vinyl,
felt; 8' x 10' x 10'
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The work
presented here comments on our constant attempt of one-upmanship
over nature. In making a plastic copy of a flower or plant,
that which was once temporal becomes fixed in time, without
decay.
This reference to eternal life becomes super-sized to make
a place that exists truly outside of natural space and time.
All
through history, scale has been used to connote power and
to imply godliness. In fairy tales, scale is used to create
a
sense of mystery and magic. The intended effect of pieces
like Blade
and Shoot is a sense of transformation in the viewers themselves – that
they have drunk from the potion bottle and are now becoming
Thumbelina.
-Julia
Latané, artist
Organized by the Professional Services division of the Oakland
Museum of California.
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