Julia Featherstone
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Inspiration for This Work
Surfing at Bondi Beach. I wanted to animate the cycle of a day from sunset to moonrise. Dawn and waves are menacing & scary. While night settles down and becomes calm for moonrise.
A JPEG photo animation.
Student Biography
When were you born?
Grew up in Woolgoolga, a small NSW coastal village, loving surfing & ocean. Won 2nd in first Australian Women’s Surfboard Championships, Bondi Beach
What is your background?
Scottish great-grandmother arrived 1876, raised 6 children outback QLD Boulia. English orphaned great-grandfather arrived NSW 1860, lived Woolgoolga
What inspired you to become an artist or designer?
Ocean’s eternal changing light, tides, moon Evolve my careers as SMH photographer & Dept Education video director into artworks of mystery intrigue
Who would you like to work in collaboration with or create something for?
USA video artist Bill Viola, to create a major installation exploring Australia’s waterscapes and their relationship to mythology & spirituality
How has your work evolved over the past 3 years?
My work has evolved from a photo-journalist approach to a more creative, evocative style where meaning is mysterious, layered & ambiguous.
How can art and design contribute to society?
Art and design are essential for a just, fair, enjoyable, exciting society where people express & find meaning in different cultures & spirituality
Where would you like to work after university?
To evolve my video installations of expressionist figurative waterscapes into mythological and spiritual journeys into meaning & emotions of water

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