Work samples

  • Play Date
    Play Date
    2018, Arlington Arts Center (Arlington, VA), Mixed Media Installation
  • Untitled Neon Study 1
    Untitled Neon Study 1
  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
  • Chromatic Curve 1
    Chromatic Curve 1

About Giulia Piera

Baltimore City

Giulia Piera Livi is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting and installation.  Her immersive rooms employ hyper-cohesive color and abstract forms to work out ideas of multi-functional art objects and curated domesticity.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally with notable shows at the Delaware Contemporary Museum (Wilmington, DE), the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (Arlington, VA), Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn, NY), Governor's Island Art Fair (NY), Untitled… more

Forms 1

Mixed Media Sculptures (Tile, Flashe, Acrylic, Fibers)

  • Untitled Neon Study 1
    Untitled Neon Study 1
  • Untitled Neon Study 1
    Untitled Neon Study 1
  • Chromatic Curve 1
    Chromatic Curve 1
  • Chromatic Curve 1
    Chromatic Curve 1
  • Chromatic Curve 2
    Chromatic Curve 2
  • Chromatic Curve 2
    Chromatic Curve 2
  • Untitled MD (Hot Red)
    Untitled MD (Hot Red)

Forms 2

Mixed Media Sculptures (Tile, Flashe, Acrylic)

  • Untitled Neon Study 2
    Untitled Neon Study 2
  • Untitled Neon Study 2
    Untitled Neon Study 2
  • Untitled Porcelain Gradient 1
    Untitled Porcelain Gradient 1
  • Untitled Porcelain Gradient 1
    Untitled Porcelain Gradient 1
  • Untitled Porcelain Gradient 2
    Untitled Porcelain Gradient 2
  • Untitled Porcelain Gradient 2
    Untitled Porcelain Gradient 2
  • Chromatic Double Curve 1
    Chromatic Double Curve 1
  • Chromatic Double Curve 1
    Chromatic Double Curve 1
  • Chromatic Double Curve 2
    Chromatic Double Curve 2
  • Chromatic Double Curve 2
    Chromatic Double Curve 2

Expanded Dialogue

Expanded Dialogue was a three-part exhibition of works by Kat Chamberlin, Brian Michael Dunn, Doreen McCarthy, and myself.  The sereies consitied of exhibitions at  Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooyklyn BY),  MONO Practice (Baltimore, MD) and Guest Spot @ the REINSTITUTE (Baltimore, MD).  Curated by Vincent Como, Ruri Yi, and Rod Malin! 

 

 

 

Expand. Inflate. Swell. Envelop.
Rest. Lean. Prop. Sag.
Overlap. Overlay. Obscure. Adorn.
Unfold. Spread. Reveal.
Breathe. Digest. Discuss.
An exploration of uncanny familiarity and spooky actions at various distances…

  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
    Also pictured: Kat Chamberlin and Doreen McCarthy
  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
    Also pictured: Doreen McCarthy
  • Expanded Dialogue
    Expanded Dialogue
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    IMG_5321.jpeg
    Also pictured: Doreen McCarthy

Pick Out Again

2021 Solo Exhibition a Abington Arts Center (Abington, PA)

  • Pick Out Again
    Pick Out Again
  • Pick Out Again
    Pick Out Again

Play Date

2018 Solo Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington (Arlington, VA)

  • Play Date
    Play Date
    2018, 20 x 30 x 20 ft installation, Mixed Media
  • Play Date (Detail)
    Play Date (Detail)
    Hand-dyed pink sand pours from the tap and collects in the sandbox below. Viewer are invited to turn the tap on and off and play n the sandbox.
  • Play Date (Detail)
    Play Date (Detail)
  • Play Date (Detail)
    Play Date (Detail)
  • Play Date (Detail)
    Play Date (Detail)

Something to be looked at, Something to be used

This instillation done for School 33 Art Center's Project Space (2017 Baltimore, MD), was an exploration of interior space and design. I work to understand how we as humans find art objects to be aesthetically pleasing, how we choose to live among them in our homes. We live in a time when we rarely accept appliances that only serve one purpose, which prompts me to investigate how paintings can be multifunctional to highlight the absurdity of convenience. This question of domesticity comes from a curiosity of the curated home space, how the imperfections of home life can be contrasted with the polish of interior design. By paring abstraction with accessibility, I aim to critique these spaces, both the home and where we shop for the home, questioning the commodification of art objects and what that means for the artist. What is the role of the artist in a society with an aspiration to be modern? 

If an object starts as a tiny point in space grows slowly into the utilitarian object we know it to be, how can we catch that object the moment before it takes full form to see a more simplified structure?

  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used
    2017, School 33 Art Center, Balitmore, MD, 2017
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used
    2017, School 33 Art Center, Balitmore, MD, 2017
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Detail)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Detail)
    Lamp, 2017, MDF, Spandex, MX Dye, Acrylic Paint, Light Bulbs, 4'x2.5'x3'
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Detail)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Detail)
    Lamp (Detail)
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Shelf)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Shelf)
    Shelf, 2017, MDF, Acrylic Paint, Light Bulb, 0.3'x10'x0.5'
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Shelf)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Shelf)
    Shelf (Detail)
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Couch)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Couch)
    Couch, 2017, Wood, Spandex, MX Dye, 5'x6'x1'
  • Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Couch)
    Something to be looked at, Something to be used (Couch)
    Couch (Detail)

Spare Room

2018 Solo Exhibition at VAE Gallery (Raleigh, NC)

  • Spare Room
    Spare Room
    2018, Mixed Media, 14x16x13 feet installation
  • Spare Room (Detail)
    Spare Room (Detail)

Bend / Breathe

As part of our the Delaware Contemporary Hennessy Experiment Series, Bend / Breathe investigates interior design, the curated home space, and the visual and tactile accessibility to objects of art. This immersive experience explores visual encounters that dissect the material clutter of desire and consumerism. Does too much warp a sense of aesthetic? Does too little inject a sense of completeness? Furnishings from memory, color, and forms allude to multi-functional art objects, while shapes elbow through the space creating areas of visual rest. Bend/Breathe looks at our relationship to objects of art, the information and the inspiration generated by them, and their ability to revitalize or circumvent desire. This exhibition questions the role of the artist in a society with an aspiration to be modern. How can paintings be multi-functional to highlight the absurdity of convenience. What is the existential role of decorative objects that the viewer uses to ascribe purpose? How does desire and consumerism bend or deflect an object’s purity?

  • Bend /Breathe
    Bend /Breathe
  • Bend / Breathe
    Bend / Breathe
  • Bend / Breathe
    Bend / Breathe
  • Bend / Breathe
    Bend / Breathe
  • Bend / Breathe
    Bend / Breathe
  • Bend / Breathe
    Bend / Breathe

Pick Out

This instillation was done for the 2017 Young Blood Exhibition at Maryland Art Place (Baltimore, MD).  The piece involves two series, one for play and one use (as advised by the former).  The objects on the walls are meant to convey function but let the viewer assign the unknown utilitarian aspect, and the object on the floor invites the viewer to just enjoy.  The wall painting throws lines onto the wall from a window as if to show the shadows of blinds that do not exist.
  • Pick Out
    Pick Out
    2017, Maryland Art Place, Young Blood Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
  • Pick Out
    Pick Out
    2017, Maryland Art Place, Young Blood Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
  • Pick Out
    Pick Out
    2017, MDF, Jersey Knit, Found Fabric, MX Dye, Acrylic Paint, about 6"x10"x6" each
  • Pick Out
    Pick Out
  • Pick Out
    Pick Out
    2017, MDF, Acrylic Paint, Pink Sand (Hand-dyed), 3'x4'x1'