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figure 74 me and rock shadow arches IMG_8824 small
figure 73 me and shadow arches IMG_8988 small
figure 78 me and rock shadow arches IMG_8751 7.25x9.5 small
figure 76 me and rock shadow arches IMG_8979 small
figure 75 me and rock shadow arches IMG_8984 small
wind drawing for triptych MON VAL IMG_2921 Julie Jablonski small
wind drawing for triptych ARCHRANGE IMG_2922 Julie Jablonski small
wind drawing deck IMG_2936 Julie Jablonski small
wind drawing deck IMG_2934 Julie Jablonski SMALL
figure 20 three sisters real small
figure 19 three sisters cartoon small
figure 4 wile e. coyote dynamite shed small
figure 2 cactus & my shadow IMG_9716 small
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figure 25 sign children at play IMG_7480 small
figure 23 moon mon valley DSC_1196 small
figure 18 crows in arch DSC_0733 small
figure 16 arch contrail phone
figure 15 arches sandstone DSC_0846 small
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THE WEIGHT OF WONDER

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The Weight of Wonder explores the vulnerability of living within systems of pressure beyond our control. Drawing on a road trip through the landscapes of my life, geology offers a lens for thinking about pressure over time, as does Wile E. Coyote, who inhabits the same red rock formations I have long looked to as models. Repeatedly blown up, flattened, and thrown from cliffs, he endures each disaster much as we endure personal, societal, and existential traumas—imperfectly.

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In my practice, I explore ways of relinquishing control through chance, collaboration, attentiveness and artist-decentered art-making. Timed, double-handed blind contour drawings—sometimes made upside down, without looking at the paper—destabilize artistic mastery. Wind-activated ink drawings emerge through collaborations between human intention and atmospheric forces, becoming part of triptychs that express various forms of exerted force. Other works allow time, light and shadow to guide the outcome. A sculptural piece confronts the illusion of control over circumstances that exceed our limits. Throughout, the exhibition finds moments of trauma and wonder within landscapes and systems shaped by pressure. Ultimately, this exhibition asks how to make art responsibly within a fraught and worthy world.

julie@juliejablonski.com

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