ARTIST BIO
Emilie Moon (b. 2001) is an Athens based mixed media artist originating from the suburbs of Atlanta. While her primary focus is in fabric design mediums, like screen printing and weaving, Emilie also finds herself drawn to painting and sculpture. Her work is defined by its bold color palettes and unapologetic subject matter, often featuring neons, cowgirls, and disco balls. She creates maximalist works that are loud, feminine, and unafraid to take up space. Her work in screen printing, weaving and surface design has been exhibited in the Fabric Design Wing at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. She has also recently sold work at both the Dodd Art Market and online through social media. In 2019, her work received second place at the World Language Expo in Cumming, GA. She also worked on a project creating a colored pencil and gauche portrait piece for The North Carolina Panthers that was exhibited at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the same year.
As an experienced textile designer in the men's apparel space, Emilie has hands-on experience with a variety of design software including Nedgraphics, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as being skilled in painting and sketching by hand. She attended the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Fabric Design in May of 2023.
Email:
emiliemoon24@gmail.com
ARTIST STATEMENT
From neon, to sequins, to cowgirls flipping through the air, I create loud, maximalist works from the feminine perspective, that demand to take up space. With an emphasis on textile mediums like screen printing and weaving, I aim to take a traditional material or style and transform it into something entirely new, edgy, and unexpected.
My work is heavily dependent on intricate detailing and energetic compositions, with bright colors, rich texture, and feminine figures. In a recent collection of woven work, I created a series intended for a large installation space, featuring wall hangings and woven cloth turned into sculptural forms, inspired by the atmosphere and ambiance of neon lights and signs that might be found on a strip of bars or casinos. Sculptural elements were created by weaving with mendable wire and wrapping cloth around three-dimensional cardboard shapes, creating voluminous and energetic forms. Metallic yarns, glittering sequins, exaggerated fringe, and faux leather emerge from stark black warp threads, recreating the lights and excitement emerging from the dark, demanding to be seen and consumed.
Another important work is a large-scale, screen printed pattern, inspired by traditional toile wallpaper. This design, titled “Miss America”, features larger than life female figures adorned in body suits and thigh high boots, stomping car and trucks, and crushing windshields, with the largest of the figures reaching across the composition to grip a plane full of shocked and frightened passengers. With a red white and blue explosive color palette, the work pokes at the patriarchy in America while boasting about women’s strength and empowerment.