Contact Information:

website: www.juliastratton.com

Artist Statement:

For the past two years, I have been using classical music as a structure for my motifs, tying subjects from diverse perspectives to the same thematic armature. The images below are from “Requiem for a Soldier,” a collection of fourteen sculptures that pairs the theme of war with the movements of the Mozart Requiem. Each sculpture corresponds with one of the fourteen sections of Mozart's Requiem, and uses the Requiem's powerful expression of conflict and loss as inspiration for the motif.  The compelling text of the Requiem Mass became a source to articulate my response to the current conflict, as well as a means to explore the connection between war and religion.  The exhibition incorporated a written text and audio recording along with the sculptures, allowing the viewer to experience the music in the context of the installation. My next body of work, created with the support of the George Sugarman Foundation, is Scriabin Music Boxes, a collection of sculptures inspired by the piano music of Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin.

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