Juli Haas

Juli Haas, 1952 Australia

Departing Train (1991 – hand-coloured 1993)

In Haas’ hands the mundane railway station become a place of tension. Four ladies in the waiting room, their attention, captured by the people coming and going at the ticket box, miss both the ubiquitous embracing couple and the angst filled faces of those seated in the departing train. Concertina book, hand coloured line drawing . 16.3 x 11.0 cm (open 122.0 cm). Black covers with black ribbon ties. Signed, titled and dated inside front cover. Unique. (1991-1993) Produced for exhibition ‘Artists’ Books’ Grahame Galleries, 16 October – 9 November, 1991.

An Elegy on the Death and Burial of Cock Robin (1996)

Haas presents us with a delightful new look at the Cock Robin story. Hand-coloured drypoints depicting the characters in human form with birds heads etc. This hand size book is aptly bound with black ribbon and housed in bag made of fabric from the forties era. 6.0 x 11.0 x 2.0 cm. Signed. Published by the artist for inclusion in grahame galleries + editions’ stand at The London Artists’ Books Fair ‘96. Unlimited edition.

Juli Haas

recent works on paper

Juli Haas portrays the darker side of human nature in an interior world filled with fantasy and absurdity and the current theme of her work in recent works on paper is no exception. ‘journeys in boats’ and ‘seas of dreams’- not only reflects current upheavals in her personal life but also comments on a troubled society. Each work describes a voyage, which not only links closely to personal observations of her world near and far but also the process of creating her art. The boat, a vessel for self, is carried on turbulent or calm seas, its cargo the weight of the past, present and future.

recent works on paper is Haas’ forty-third exhibition and her fifth at grahame galleries + editions.

Drypoints with Watercolour
in editions of 30 on Hahnemühle paper

prices are for unframed works

1. Dream Mans Manual, 2009
edition of 30, 49.5 x 34.4 cm
$1,300