Williams was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1970.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Western Sydney University in 1991.[3] She has a background in dance and has also worked as a window dresser.[4] Williams moved to Boston, USA in 2005, which precipitated a significant shift in her practice.[3] Williams received her Masters of Visual Art from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, in 2006.[3] Williams is currently teaching at Queensland College of Art in Brisbane where she is head of sculpture.[3]
Early artedit
Williams' early work was focused in the medium of photography and utilised the ad hoc nature of disposable cameras and one-hour printing labs. The locations for these early photographic projects were sites of public recreation such as shopping centres, car shows and strip clubs.[1]
Stylesedit
Williams first became known in the 1990s for her photography. Often her work during this time was produced using disposable cameras with shopping malls and retail displays as subjects, this has been linked to her work in retail during this time.[3][4] Australian suburban life drew her attention during this time, including strip clubs and car shows. Later Williams staged more of her photographs. Stylistically, this early period in her career is distinctive for its lo-fi aesthetic with extensive use of blurring and distortion.
After moving to the United States in 2005, where she was unable to work without a Green card, Williams' began to construct elaborate costumes in which she would perform in front of the camera.[3]
Elaborate and immersive installation artworks including video and sculpture are the dominant mode of her most recent work, as seen in her exhibitions The Curtain Breathed Deeply (2014) and Handbag Hammer Meditation (2015).
References to modernism, especially Dada, occur frequently in her work.[4]
justene, williams, born, 1970, australian, artist, williams, works, across, different, media, including, photography, video, performance, installation, sound, williams, exhibited, widely, throughout, australia, internationally, works, held, number, public, col. Justene Williams born 1970 is an Australian artist Williams works across different media including photography video performance installation and sound 1 Williams has exhibited widely throughout Australia and internationally 2 1 Her works of art are held in a number of public collections including Art Gallery of New South Wales Museum of Contemporary Art Australia National Gallery of Australia and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Justene WilliamsBorn1970 1970 Sydney New South Wales AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationArtistKnown forPhotography Australian art multimedia art Contemporary artNotable workThe Curtain Breathed Deeply Artspace Sydney 2014 Handbag Hammer Meditation La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse Montreal 2013 Contents 1 Life 2 Early art 3 Styles 4 Exhibitions 5 See also 6 ReferencesLife editWilliams was born in Sydney New South Wales Australia in 1970 1 She graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Western Sydney University in 1991 3 She has a background in dance and has also worked as a window dresser 4 Williams moved to Boston USA in 2005 which precipitated a significant shift in her practice 3 Williams received her Masters of Visual Art from Sydney College of the Arts University of Sydney in 2006 3 Williams is currently teaching at Queensland College of Art in Brisbane where she is head of sculpture 3 Early art editWilliams early work was focused in the medium of photography and utilised the ad hoc nature of disposable cameras and one hour printing labs The locations for these early photographic projects were sites of public recreation such as shopping centres car shows and strip clubs 1 Styles editWilliams first became known in the 1990s for her photography Often her work during this time was produced using disposable cameras with shopping malls and retail displays as subjects this has been linked to her work in retail during this time 3 4 Australian suburban life drew her attention during this time including strip clubs and car shows Later Williams staged more of her photographs Stylistically this early period in her career is distinctive for its lo fi aesthetic with extensive use of blurring and distortion After moving to the United States in 2005 where she was unable to work without a Green card Williams began to construct elaborate costumes in which she would perform in front of the camera 3 Elaborate and immersive installation artworks including video and sculpture are the dominant mode of her most recent work as seen in her exhibitions The Curtain Breathed Deeply 2014 and Handbag Hammer Meditation 2015 References to modernism especially Dada occur frequently in her work 4 Exhibitions editSolo ExhibitionsThe Curtain Breathed Deeply 2 February 2 April 2015 Monash University Museum of ArtThe Curtain Breathed Deeply 26 June 10 August 2014 Artspace SydneyHandbag Hammer Meditation 13 September 19 October 2013 La Centrale galerie Powerhouse MontrealSee also editAustralian artReferences editNotes a b c d Justene Williams MCA Australia www mca com au Retrieved 6 March 2020 NSW Museums amp Galleries 5 June 2017 SHOWCASE Justene Williams MGNSW Retrieved 7 March 2020 a b c d e f Justene Williams Artist Profile Exhibitions amp Artworks Ocula ocula com 7 March 2020 Retrieved 7 March 2020 a b c Paton Justin Justene Williams Frieze No 140 ISSN 0962 0672 Retrieved 7 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Justene Williams amp oldid 1192379115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
