Julia Holden’s arts practice is a cross-disciplinary hybrid of traditional oil painting, photography and film. Her hand made films quietly explore the idea of painting as a dedicated practice, a private, meditative ritual or habit.
The Philosopher (2012)
Installation view of The Philosopher (2012) Julia Holden, at FESTA Christchurch (2013)
Other works by Julia Holden
Julia Holden
Painter Play (2010)
A man carefully shaves his face in this sequence of animated oil paintings.
Julia Holden
the importance of being I (2012)
Geoffrey Rush in the act of becoming the character, Lady Bracknall, in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
Julia Holden
38 Days (Part 1) (2013)
An animated portrait of the musician Delaney Davidson, made up of 585 individual portraits.