PRINTJ. Sloane Snure Paullus
Snure Paullus uses intaglio, glitter, and watercolor to reinterpret Baroque ornamentation
David Kennedy
J. Sloane Snure Paullus, a third-year graduate student from Texas, uses intaglio, glitter, and watercolor to reinterpret Baroque ornamentation for the information ag
November 5, 2009 | 12:00 a.m. CST
Comedian Demetri Martin once said, “Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies,” but Snure Paullus disagrees. Seen as merely cheap, shiny plastic by some, glitter is this Texas artist’s primary tool for creating small, intricately detailed images that celebrate and critique the way society organizes information to form ideologies and value systems. Snure Paullus says that the bright and shiny colors make her work visually seductive. Many people walk into a room full of art, spin in a circle and feel as if they have grasped what is on display, she explains. But her micro-mosaic-like pieces — usually smaller than a standard 8.5-by-11-inch sheet of paper — force people to view her work up close, thereby creating an intimate experience between the art and the viewer. Snure Paullus describes glitter as tiny mirrors. “Each piece, in its own way, is reflecting the world back at you,” she says.
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