Julia Jo | Tall Tales
Artist
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Ronchini is proud to present the very first solo exhibition of Korean American painter Julia Jo. The works of the show, as its name indicates, were created and articulated by the artist as different parts of one single tale. Working mostly with oil on canvas, Julia Jo’s idiosyncratic style incorporates a vivid palette rich with colour which, allied with both precise and heavy brushstrokes allows her to oscillate back and forth between the figurative and the abstract. The tale that is being told throughout the exhibition is about relationships. Intimate in nature, it is inspired by every day social interactions, personal experiences, dramatic outcomes, and emotional responses lead by miscommunications. Therefore realistic, although represented through a heavily idealised and dramatized visual lens, the tale being told does not have the ambition of being Jo’s own story. It is rather free, without an owner, waiting to be claimed More
Overview
Ronchini is proud to present the very first solo exhibition of Korean American painter Julia Jo. The works of the show, as its name indicates, were created and articulated by the artist as different parts of one single tale. Working mostly with oil on canvas, Julia Jo’s idiosyncratic style incorporates a vivid palette rich with colour which, allied with both precise and heavy brushstrokes allows her to oscillate back and forth between the figurative and the abstract.
The tale that is being told throughout the exhibition is about relationships. Intimate in nature, it is inspired by every day social interactions, personal experiences, dramatic outcomes, and emotional responses lead by miscommunications. Therefore realistic, although represented through a heavily idealised and dramatized visual lens, the tale being told does not have the ambition of being Jo’s own story. It is rather free, without an owner, waiting to be claimed.