Julie Umerle
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Julie Umerle is an abstract
painter
and contemporary visual artist based in London
.
to an English
mother and a Polish father. She moved to London at the age of five.
Umerle studied fine art at University College Falmouth
, where she received a First-class honours degree, then graduated from The New School
's art and design college, Parsons The New School for Design
in New York with a Master of Fine Arts
in 1998. She lived and worked between London and New York
from 1996 - 2003.
Julie Umerle's work sets up conditions for chance
and responds to the physicality of paint. Many of her paintings "evoke a feeling of suspension
, as if what we see is a held or frozen moment within an on-going process. This sense of simplicity
is achieved through an enormous process of condensation
, resulting in a level of clarity
and unity that permeates the work".
Umerle has been the recipient of several awards from Arts Council England
(2009, 2007, 2005), and a 2001 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
award. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Royal Academy of Arts, Barbican Arts Centre and Christie's
.
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and contemporary visual artist based in London
London
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Life and work
Julie Umerle was born in the United StatesUnited States
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to an English
English people
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mother and a Polish father. She moved to London at the age of five.
Umerle studied fine art at University College Falmouth
University College Falmouth
University College Falmouth is a British university college in Falmouth, Cornwall. Founded in 1902, it had previously been the Falmouth School of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received taught degree-awarding powers in March 2005...
, where she received a First-class honours degree, then graduated from The New School
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
's art and design college, Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
in New York with a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in 1998. She lived and worked between London and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
from 1996 - 2003.
Julie Umerle's work sets up conditions for chance
Chance
- Philosophy, logic and theology :* Chance * Contingency * Indeterminism* Luck* Probability* Randomness- Places :* Chancé, a commune in Brittany, France* Chance, Kentucky, U.S.* Chance, Maryland, U.S.* Chance, Virginia, U.S....
and responds to the physicality of paint. Many of her paintings "evoke a feeling of suspension
Suspension
Suspension may refer to:In science and engineering:*Suspension , in mathematics*Suspension , in mathematics*Suspension , mixture of two chemicals with the property that one does not rapidly settle out...
, as if what we see is a held or frozen moment within an on-going process. This sense of simplicity
Simplicity
Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. It usually relates to the burden which a thing puts on someone trying to explain or understand it. Something which is easy to understand or explain is simple, in contrast to something complicated...
is achieved through an enormous process of condensation
Condensation
Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporization. When the transition happens from the gaseous phase into the solid phase directly, the change is called deposition....
, resulting in a level of clarity
Clarity
Clarity may refer to:* Clarity , 2010* Clarity , 1999* Clarity * Clarity , a song by John Mayer* Honda FCX Clarity, a hydrogen fuel cell automobile* Clarity Act, Canadian bill C-20...
and unity that permeates the work".
Umerle has been the recipient of several awards from Arts Council England
Arts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
(2009, 2007, 2005), and a 2001 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
Established in 1976, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation provides financial grants to visual artists through two programs: an annual Individual Support Grant and an Emergency Grant to assist visual artists in cases of catastrophic events....
award. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Royal Academy of Arts, Barbican Arts Centre and Christie's
Christie's
Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
.