 | | Juliet Hinely | | "From Florida, with Love"
"From Florida, with Love" is Juliet Hinely's new site specific art installation in the Gallery at the Green Home Store, existing somwhere between a 19th century sitting parlor and a contemporary, if nostalgic, roadside attraction.
The installation features such “wonders and curiosities” as The Postcard Patternscape -- a large-scale wallcovering, assembled from hundreds of vintage Florida postcards, that sources patterns from popular 19th century wallpapers. Further ornamenting the walls are chair-rails and molding of gilded golden macaroni. Also on view is The Gator-Skin Rug -- an eight-foot craftacular alligator “hide” frivolously preserved in glitter, gems, and puff-paint. Viewers and visitors can have their photo taken on the Get Yer Picture Taken platform, write their friends on memento postcards, and enjoy a selection of souvenirs and visitor center-style cups of Florida’s finest orange juice. “And so much more!”
Special thanks to the Grohowskis who very generously donated the postcards used in this exhibition from Tom’s Fruits and Gifts at 1812 A1A South -- the last real bastion of roadside souvenir splendor in St. Augustine.
Juliet Hinely is an interdisciplinary artist originally from Lexington, Virginia, drawn to Florida by the paradisiacal notion that it exists outside of reality as a land of eternal youth and sunshine. Daily traversing the tourist terrain of St. Augustine, she draws inspiration from the sight-seers en masse, the shops packed with souvenirs, and the city's strong roots and rich history in Victorian tourism.
Her work manifests in multiple media, letting concept determine form. Her studio practice includes but is never limited to: installations, original textiles, sculpture/object-making, photography, and performative acts.
Juliet attended the New York Studio Program through Parsons the New School for Design in New York City in 2007, and graduated with a BFA in Fiber in 2008 from Maryland Institute College of Art.
You can find her website at juliet-hinely.com
SHOWS
2009 “From Florida, with Love” The Green Home Gallery (solo show), St. Augustine, FL
2008 “Faculty Exhibition” New York State Summer School for Arts, Fredonia, NY
2008 “The St. Augustine Panoramic” Senior Thesis Exhibition (solo installation) Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2008 “FabLab” Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2007 “Knot for Naught” The Brown Center, Baltimore, MD
2007 “Crystal Slippage” 451 Greenwich St, New York City, NY
2007 “Electrifying!” The Revolving Museum, Lowell, MA
2006 “Production Junction – Collaborative Displays of Uniformity” The Brown Center, Baltimore, MD (2006)
2006 “Stasche” Station Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD,
2004 “Virginia Women’s Club State Art Show” Olin Hall, Roanoke College, Salem VA
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