STACKS AND SHAPES

Julia Bradshaw treats photographs as malleable two-dimensional material, creating topographical landscapes and geometric shapes from source-photographs that refer to the fore-edges and top-edges of paperback books. She initially photographed the dyed fore-edges of paperback books as color-field images but now views the paper-back books as material for endless experimentation. She is interested in creating an infinite variety of forms and shapes that refer to the original photographed object but evoke a different sensibility: segmented geometrical forms reference her interest in the roots of minimalist abstraction whereas horizontal stacks of books are combined to suggest gently rolling topographical landscapes. In making the work, Bradshaw utilizes a variety of photographic techniques, from historical darkroom techniques to current computer-based photographic imaging. See also Landscape Scroll and Sketch Book

PROJECT DATE

2012 - 2016