Julie Brook

Julie Brook (born 1961) is a British artist. She works in a variety of mediums in each case with a strong connection with the landscape. She has lived and worked in the Orkney islands, on Jura and Mingulay and in the Libyan desert.

Julie Brook
Born1961
RAF Rintein, Germany
NationalityBritish
EducationThe Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford
Known forsculpture, painting, installation art
Notable work
An Dealbh Mòr, Inversion
MovementYoung British Artists

Life and career

Julie Brook was born at RAF Rintein in Germany. She lives on the Isle of Skye. She attended The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford from 1980 to 1983.

Artworks

Her works include:

  • An Dealbh Mòr (2005–2006), with Bun Sgoil Shlèite, a Gaelic/ English year-long project drawing and painting from the landscape of South Skye culminating in a large scale painting on canvas. Using the painting as a floor cloth the performance reflected the geological evolution of Skye through movement and music. Exhibition and performance situated at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye and presented at the Scottish Parliament.[1]
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See also

References
  1. "Highland children show Scottish Parliament the Big Picture" Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (12 June 2007) The Highland Council. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
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