Julie Read
ARTIST and EDUCATOR

My creative practice is concept driven and seeks to discover visually exciting methods to
communicate. Identity, individuality and memory with an emphasis on who we are, what
makes us different to the next person - is this nature or nurture, or simply a mixture of both?
These issues are a central facet to my research.

Currently I am exploring notions through moving image and video art, intrigued by the physical
attributes and expressionism of children’s games, as well as their deeper social and cultural
meanings. The medium of video will offer a unique perspective of selected games, focusing
in on particular gestures and actions in order to observe their beauty and conceptualise their
communicative qualities. My ideas are explored in a non narrative structure to create ethereal
works. This approach comes with influence from artists Pippilotti Rist, Bill Viola, Tony Hill,
Sam Taylor-Wood to name a few.

Having a background in Fine Art – Printmaking, my underlying thoughts regarding technique
originate from a printmaking sensibility. I identify with layering, exposing, concealing, building
using layers, not dissimilar to the facets of ones identity. I execute my concepts in a manner
that is both materially appropriate and professionally/technically sound. This has included
printmaking, drawing, digital print, photography, constructed objects and video and is continually
developing thereby informing my teaching.

I have experience of working on individual and institutional collaborative projects and residencies
– Queen Margaret University in the speech therapy department, IAAB (Basel) Artist Exchange.