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ICONIC

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ICONIC is a series of ceramic emojis, large scale food, and digital images by Julia McLaurin, all unpacking our modern obsessions with internet culture, the language and nuance behind iconical aspects of society like emojis, memes, e-celebrities, and the impact of social media. Through a playful critique of our digital world, McLaurin's work provides icons, perhaps effigies, reflecting the aire of religiosity around our preoccupation with pop culture. The exhibition opens February 3rd, 2023, with a reception from 6-9 pm, and will run through March 18th, 2023.

Julia McLaurin is an artist, photographer and sculptor based in Houston, Texas. Born in New York, she moved to Texas at the age of 5, creating at a young age through the Glassell School of Art in Houston. While she obtained an undergraduate degree and Masters in Psychology and Biology at the University of Texas and the University of Houston, McLaurin always found herself drawn into art and visual expression.

McLaurin experiments with photomontage, enhanced by her formative training in 4-color printing processes, as well as her true passion--ceramics—combining vintage and modern imagery with whimsical and fantastical ideas. She draws inspiration from the playful, while also pulling from iconography and Western pop culture. McLaurin is passionate about bringing the beauty of the world from the mundane, into to the surreal.

McLaurin, her husband and three children still call Houston home.

Opening Reception

F E B R U A R Y 3 , 2 0 2 3 (6 - 8 P M) at the 100 Gallery In The Silos, 1502 Sawyer Street HTX

Artist Talk

TBD

Running [ 2- 3 - 2023 ] through [ 3 - 18 - 2023 ] by Appointment

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