Julia Jacquette - Paper Variable 2013
Edition 1 of 25
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Julia Jacquette
Flat Sheet (Box for Perfume), 2013
Pigmented cotton, metallic pigment, and hand-painted gouache
15 1⁄2 x 17 1⁄2 inches
Julia Jacquette’s new edition Flat Sheet (Box for Perfume) is a clever take on the package design of Chantilly, the ubiquitous drugstore perfume. Made in the shape of the unfolded box known as a ‘flat sheet’ the artist hand-painted each work with phrase “If only I was as perfect as you”. Using the visual language of vintage advertising, Chantilly represents an iconic mark of femininity, playing on themes of longing and desire that recur in Jacquette’s work.
To achieve the familiar lace pattern Lisa Switalski, Studio Collaborator, used a segment of actual lace as a stencil, and the gold emblem was created in metallic pigmented pulp through an additional stenciling process. Lastly,
the artist meticulously hand painted the text in metallic gouache. In a clever conundrum, the work recreates a recognizable mass-produced object in handmade paper through combinations of repetitive and singular techniques.
About the Artist
Julia Jacquette lives and works in New York City and Amsterdam and is represented by Anna Kustera. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe and she has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Bergarde Galleries, Herjansdam, The Netherlands; the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; and Cleveland Institute of the Arts, Cleveland, OH. She has taught at Rhode Island School of Design, Princeton University, and currently teaches fine arts at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
For more information, please visit her website:
https://www.juliajacquette.net/
About Paper Variables
Celebrate the possibilities! The Paper Variables series are unique collectable works in a limited edition. Each piece is handmade in our studios, and artists love the chance to experiment with different colors and additions to make each piece distinctive. For collectors, it’s an opportunity to acquire works by well known artists at an attractive price. Signed and numbered by the artist.