Justin Dale Olerud
Bio: Justin Dale Olerud (b. 1986) grew up on a farm in Bricelyn, Minnesota. He received his BFA from California College of the Arts in Oakland and San Francisco in 2008. He then relocated to Los Angeles where he found inspiration in the light and landscape of southern California. Currently he is loving his new adventure in New York.
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement:
“I would have given you the world if you had given me a chance.”
—Jess Collins
The translation between both photo and paint is something that is very attractive to me. There is a physical and tactile response I get while searching through layouts from thrift store images, old books and magazines. Here is an exam- ple of a collected image I am in love with and also flowers given to me by my dear friend Joeun Aatchim. Thank you, world.
L to R: Hollywood Ghosts (48˝× 60˝, Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 2016); Sift (60˝× 60˝, Oil on wood panel, 2016)