JULEE HOLCOMBE Homo Bulla (man is a bubble)
September 9 - October 22, 2005 www.connercontemporary.com
foto: "Portrait of an Artist in Her Puzzle" (C) Julee Holcombe 2005, courtesy Conner Contemporary Art

Julee Holcombe received the Portland Biennial Prize in spring 2005. Her work was featured in London at the 2004 Scope art and will be shown at the Nassauischer Kunstverein in Wiesbaden, Germany, in Fall 2005. For her series Holcombe manipulated her photographic images and created compositions with iconographic details in the style and spirit of Renaissance master paintings. Who is the artist in "Portrait of an Artist in Her Puzzle" - is it Julee Holcombe? How much does the work of an artist reflect himself? How deep is she involved in her work? Can you see the mouse trap in this picture? Is this the symbol for being "en-trap-ed"? ... more foto >>>