Julia Vogl

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Julia Vogl
Born (1985-07-04) July 4, 1985 (age 38)
Nationality United States,  United Kingdom
EducationOberlin College, Slade School of Fine Art
Known forSculpture, Public Art
MovementSocial sculpture, public art, installation art, urban art
AwardsListed by the American for the Arts Year in Review top projects 2011, Audrey Whykeham Prize, Nancy Balfour Trust Scholarship, Aesthetica Creative Works Competition 2012, Catlin Art Prize Winner 2012
Websitewww.juliavogl.com

Julia Vogl is an artist originally from Washington, D.C. who lives and works in London, England. She is a social sculptor,[1] and primarily makes public art.[2] Through a process of community engagement, her works build bright color into existing architectural landmarks, revealing local cultural values.[3]

Works[edit]

On January 11, 2009, she was funded by The Brooklyn Arts Council to create an installation in Fort Greene Park entitled Leaves of Fort Greene.[4]

While attending the Slade School of Art in London she completed two other major public art works. The first was entitled "Colouring the Invisible," at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SEESS).[5] The second was a work entitled "£1 000 000 | 1 000 opinions (where would you allocate £1 000 000 of public spending?)".[6][7]

£1 000 000 | 1 000 opinions, by Julia Vogl. Created at University College London, 2011. Made from 1000 individuals' views on where public money should be spent. Included in the Public Art Year in Review 2012 by American for the Arts.

In 2012, Vogl received the Catlin Art Prize.[8] She also received an Arts Council England Grant to make a public art project in Peckham, entitled HOME.[9][10]

During 2013, Vogl was involved in a participatory artwork at the Discovery Museum Newcastle upon Tyne. The medium of the piece was recycled plastic bottles.[11][12] Her work in Newcastle was the result of a Museums At Night competition[13] that matched ten contemporary artists with ten museums for the weekend of May 16–18, 2013.[14]

Vogl created an installation called "Tyson's Tiles" in Washington, D.C., 2015.[15][16] The public artwork consisted of ground murals that incorporated information gathered through community engagement of over a thousand participants. The project aimed to raise awareness of public art.[17]

In 2018, the Jewish Arts Collaborative recruited Vogl to create "Pathways to Freedom,"[18] a project that included a process of interviewing people in Boston about the ways that they felt free, as well as a graphical representation of these opinions. Individual participants received custom buttons related to their answers,[19] which also influenced an artwork installed at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Boston Common from April 25 to May 14, 2018.[20][21]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "How you can become part of a massive public art project on the Boston Common this spring". Boston.com. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ^ "Hull paint manufacturer partners with artist to celebrate City of Culture volunteers". Hull Daily Mail. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "TEDxLSHTM | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. ^ "Art in the Parks Current Exhibitions : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. ^ "UCL - School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies". University College London. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ^ "£1,000,000 | 1,000 opinions (where would you allocate £1,000,000 of public spending?)". Americans for the Arts. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  7. ^ Jones, Jonathan (2011-06-24). "This summer's degree shows: in the art of tomorrow, imagination triumphs". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  8. ^ "The Eyes Have It: Catlin Art Prize Exhibition 2012". chloenelkin. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  9. ^ "HOME PROJECT 2012". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  10. ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - HOME: A Public Art Project for Peckham". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  11. ^ Whetstone, David (2013-05-16). "Preview: The Late Shows, Ouseburn Valley, Newcastle". journallive. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  12. ^ "Museums at Night 2013: Julia Vogl on bottles and social sculpture in Newcastle | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  13. ^ Hodgson, Barbara (2013-03-12). "Art lovers vote to bring Julia Vogl to Discovery Museum". journallive. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  14. ^ "The 2013 Connect10 Vote: Results revealed as more than 30,000 people vote in the Museums at Night competition | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  15. ^ "The Surprisingly Simple Plan to Make Tysons Corner into a Community Oasis | Washingtonian". Washingtonian. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  16. ^ "Behind the Scenes: Tysons Tiles | Washingtonian". Washingtonian. 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  17. ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Julia Vogl: Tysons Tiles, Tysons, Virginia". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  18. ^ "Pathways to Freedom Installation". Jewish Arts Collaborative. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  19. ^ "How you can become part of a massive public art project on the Boston Common this spring". Boston.com. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  20. ^ "Encountering 'Pathways' on the Common - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  21. ^ "Pathways to Freedom Brightens up Boston Common Monument | The Boston Sun". thebostonsun.com. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

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