EXOTIC ESCAPE Jillian FitzMaurice


Opening In Denver


EXOTIC ESCAPE

Jillian FitzMaurice


Evening Reception 
artist in attendance

Friday, June 29   6-9p



Hollywood with Interference, 2018, acrylic interference and inkjet transparency collage on panel,
5 x 5 in / 12.7 x 12.7 cm


 
Exhibition on view through
August 11, 2018


Preview select works from the exhibition


RULE  Gallery
530 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO


Tues - Fri 12 - 6p, Sat 12-5p
and by appointment
303-800-6776


(Denver CO) RULE Gallery is pleased to present Exotic Escape, a solo exhibition of new works by Jillian Kay FitzMaurice. The show will open with a public reception at its Denver location on Friday June 29 from 6-9pm, and will be on view from June 29 through August 11, 2018.

In Exotic Escape, Jillian Kay FitzMaurice explores the idea of an oasis that allures the mind, but when reached is exposed to be only a mirage. Using collage, drawing, video and installation she creates distorted views of paradise that represent the search for an external solution to one’s internal problems. FitzMaurice looks at a fundamental idea of the human condition, that people often desperately want to find something better than what they are given. The artist depicts the answer by utilizing nostalgic, familiar and tranquil images of palm trees. FitzMaurice not only calls back to the great desert oasis of old, but also evokes the Hollywood dream that has appeared in the last century. These symbols hint at the opulence and glamour associated with a life of ease – a place where most want to find themselves. Between intoxicating episodes of reality TV and addictive scrolling through social media, we pass over these images of clear skies adorned with palm trees like a subconscious oasis.

This is merely an illusion, though. The waves, blurs, tears and cuts make these images distorted and dreamlike. The Hollywood dream is a paradise lost, and having not achieved happiness, we turn to screens, substances and self-indulgence as the obtainable means of escape. Yet in FitzMaurice’s work, utopia is still there, seemingly just in reach – leaving you longing for this distant idea of perfection.

Jillian Kay FitzMaurice (b. 1988) is an artist and poet currently living in Denver, Colorado. While drawing and painting are her primary mediums, she also works in the realm of performance, video, and installation pieces along with artist collaborations. The subjects of the work live in a dream like domain with influences of surrealism, nature, wildlife, and graces of the fashion world. She received her BFA in Drawing from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 2011 and has studied abroad at the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughn, Ireland.  Her work has been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in Denver, CO; Milwaukee, WI; Anacortes, WA; and Ballyvaughn, Ireland.  Her work can be found in collections throughout the United States, Ireland and Great Britain.

 
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