Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.

Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Muriel
An Interview with Juliette Belmonte.

Who and where are you from?

My name is Juliette Belmonte.  I was born in Costa Rica, but I moved to the United States when I was a child.  I have moved a lot throughout my life and will likely continue to do so as I find I gain a new perspective with each move.   I studied graphic design in college, but I ended up never using my degree and instead pursued a career in painting.  Later in life, I studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and The Art Students League of New York. 

How you got into this? 

My mother was a working artist while I was growing up and I spent a tremendous amount of time watching her work in her studio. She had a unique and somewhat casual approach to art that always made it feel accessible to me.  We would listen to records from all over the world and I would fall into a sort of spell while I watched her paint. The tranquility of the artist studio was the one constant in an otherwise peripatetic childhood.  The positive associations I have with art making all stemmed from this time in my life and are still very much with me.

What is your driving force? 

There is a sort of happy mania that forces me to constantly paint.  I sometimes have this sense that time outside the studio is wasted time and I try to break myself from this line of thinking.  My work is constantly changing and I think part of me wants to see what’s going to happen next. As I’m easily influenced by my surroundings and moods, the change in my work can be a surprise even to me.  


What kind of work you do and why?

I have recently been scouring vintage photographs especially of the Victorian and Edwardian Era , looking for an expression or look that I feel transcends time.  Occasionally there is something I instantly recognize in a face as familiar and that will become my subject..  It appeals to me that though this person is long gone, the story that is captured in their expression remains. I seek to resurrect their story and set it into a present and abstracted construct.  I incorporate found objects, fabrics, gold leaf and organic elements into my current paintings. I like the physical layers they help to create and feel those layers act as metaphors for times past. 

Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Lucky Alice
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Gustav
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Birthday Girl
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Ms Nesbit
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Jane with Shadow
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Vivienne
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Mr C
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Ethel
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Mr Mustache
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Mercy
Paintings by Juliette Belmonte from United States.
Greta
For more of Juliette Belmonte Check this link of her Instagram account:- www.instagram.com/juliettebelmonte or her website www.juliettebelmonte.com

All Images are copyright by: Juliette Belmonte


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