Joan Wulf
Meditations, 2022
repurposed journals, ink, and tea on paper 72.5" x 54.5"
Paper is a record keeper, a surface on which past is affixed. When repurposed, these “recordings” take on a new meaning and relevance, bridging the gap between past and present. I have explored a variety of types of paper, ranging from intimate journals, outdated office bills, to found pages on the street. Whether by shredding, tearing, or pulping, my recycling projects aim to distill paper to its basic material form, eschewing the weight of past language and meaning for a freer space from which new meanings may surprise.
Joan Wulf
Meditations detail, 2022
repurposed journals, ink and tea on paper detail total dimension 72.5" x 54.5"
Paper is a record keeper, a surface on which past is affixed. When repurposed, these “recordings” take on a new meaning and relevance, bridging the gap between past and present. I have explored a variety of types of paper, ranging from intimate journals, outdated office bills, to found pages on the street. Whether by shredding, tearing, or pulping, my recycling projects aim to distill paper to its basic material form, eschewing the weight of past language and meaning for a freer space from which new meanings may surprise.
Joan Wulf
Run On, 2018
repurposed journals and phone book on paper detritus 31" X 61" x 4"
Paper is a record keeper, a surface on which past is affixed. When repurposed, these “recordings” take on a new meaning and relevance, bridging the gap between past and present. I have explored a variety of types of paper, ranging from intimate journals, outdated office bills, to found pages on the street. Whether by shredding, tearing, or pulping, my recycling projects aim to distill paper to its basic material form, eschewing the weight of past language and meaning for a freer space from which new meanings may surprise.
Joan Wulf
Paper Work, 2019-2020
80 sheets of hand-made paper from old office bills and manilla envelopes 16.5"H x 30"W x 23"D
Paper is a record keeper, a surface on which past is affixed. When repurposed, these “recordings” take on a new meaning and relevance, bridging the gap between past and present. I have explored a variety of types of paper, ranging from intimate journals, outdated office bills, to found pages on the street. Whether by shredding, tearing, or pulping, my recycling projects aim to distill paper to its basic material form, eschewing the weight of past language and meaning for a freer space from which new meanings may surprise.
Joan Wulf
Fortune Teller, 2019
repurposed oil painting on burlap 10.5" x 10.5" x 4"
Joan Wulf
Oru, 2019
repurposed oil painting on burlap 9" x 8" x 12.5"
Joan Wulf
Crumpled T-Bone Pair, 2019
repurposed oil painting with oil painting on linen sculpture 7" x 8" x 8", painting 10" x 10"
This body of work continues my interest in repurposing and reimagining the past life of an object. Here I am turning a painting into a sculptural form and then coming full circle by painting the sculpted painting.
Joan Wulf
Crumpled Crouching Man, 2019
repurposed oil painting on canvas from the 80's 12" x 16" x 14.5"
Joan Wulf
Crumpled Ex-Fix Pair, 2019
repurposed oil painting sculpture with oil painting on linen of repurposed painting sculpture 9"x 9"x 13", painting 16" x 16"
This body of work continues my interest in repurposing and reimagining the past life of an object. Here I am turning a painting into a sculptural form and then coming full circle by painting the sculpted painting.
