Julie BlackmonPhotographer

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Biography

• Born in 1966

• Springfield, Missouri

• Eldest of 9 children; Mother of 3

• Themes of her work:

• Timelessness of family dynamics

• A home in disarray, filled with boisterous, rowdy children

• Suburban charm and quirk

• “a Jan Steen household”

• Inspired by Dutch genre painting

Biography• Julie Blackmon is a photographer from Springfield, Missouri, where she

has resided her whole life. She was born in 1966 and is one of 9 children. Growing up in a very full household, and now being a mother of 3 children herself, she has always been interested and amused with the timelessness of family dynamics. Her work is greatly inspired by Dutch genre paintings, which depict moments of everyday life typically in a household setting. In the statement for her series Domestic Vacations (2008), Blackmon refers to the Dutch proverb “a Jan Steen household” which refers to “a home in disarray, full of rowdy children and boisterous family gatherings.” Blackmon’s photos take a charming perspective on life with kids, and there is realness about her work that isn’t perfect, prim, or proper. This partly comes from the fact that her models aren’t models at all, but instead her actual family members. Most of the kids are young enough that they aren’t self-aware and don’t instinctively pose in front of a camera. This allows her to capture the innocence and shenanigans that come along with childhood.

-Julie Blackmon Domestic Vacations (2008)

“These images are both fictional and auto-biographical… As an artist and

as a mother, I believe life’s most poignant moments come from the

ability to fuse fantasy and reality: to see the mythic amidst the chaos.”

Floatie 2006

New Baby 2006

The Hamster Handbook 2014

New Chair 2009

Inspired by Norman Rockwell’s Moving Day

Take Off 2009

Thin Mints, 2014 Abbey Road The Beatles, 1969

Flying Umbrellas, 2007 Green Velvet, 2007

Black Leather 2005

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