helen britton + david bielander

the rage of dekoration + a room of lies

25 october - 23 November 2019

Helen Britton Artist Information >

David Bielander Artist Information >


Helen Britton and David Bielander have shared atelier space and life for 20 years in Germany and Australia, and are known predominantly for their autonomous practices as jewellers.

Both artists engage however in a diversity of artistic forms, addressing from different angles a niche of artistic practice that has formed outside classic genres.

They often source their ideas from mutual experiences; conversations, books, exhibitions films and travel, each going on to interpret the subject matter that has crossed both their paths in their own unique way. The dialogue between the works is not a result of direct and deliberate communication but a digesting of collective experience set out in this space to form an associative network of connections.

Both share a very sophisticated and deeply understood relationship to materiality and skill, which is used to explore the themes of desire, excess, humour, trickery, ambiguity and identity as encountered in everyday life.

Helen Britton and David Bielander will be joining us in Perth for this joint exhibition, and for Helen to undertake a residency with Turner Galleries, proudly sponsored by the Turner Galleries Art Angels, North Metropolitan TAFE and Plastic Sandwich.

 

Helen and David are represented by Gallery Funaki in Melbourne.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

helen britton artwork
helen britton
trinkets
acrylic + gesso on paper
35 x 50cm [x12]
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
fly
acrylic + gesso on paper
74 x 55cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
cardboard
patinated silver, white gold
8 x 7 x 5cm
2015
helen britton artwork
helen britton
the rage of dekoration
vintage plastic, gold plated silver
70cm long
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
cardboard
patinated silver, white gold bangle
9.5 x 7 x 3cm
2015
helen britton artwork
helen britton
comfort and chains: plenty
silver, paint, anodised aluminium
11 x 8 x 1.5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
cardboard
patinated silver, white gold bangle
8 x 8 x 4.5cm
2015
helen britton artwork
helen britton
comfort and chains: prosperity
silver, paint, anodised aluminium
6 x 8 x 1.5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
paper bag [wine]
patinated silver
37 x 10 x 7cm
2016
david bielander artwork
david bielander
paper bag [croissant]
patinated silver
25 x 13 x 7cm
2016
helen britton artwork
helen britton
trophies
acrylic + gesso on paper
74 x 55cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
rat
patinated silver
14 x 6 x 5cm [+ tail]
2010
helen britton artwork
helen britton
comet
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm [x2]
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
pinocchio #8
hand carved + varnished wood from confessional
21 x 5 x 6cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
pegasus forming
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
pinocchio #7
hand carved + varnished wood from confessional
20 x 5 x 6cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
golden greeting
18k gold
7x x4 x 1.5cm
2017
david bielander artwork
david bielander
crucifix
patinated silver, white gold
25 x 15 x 5cm
2015
helen britton artwork
helen britton
downfall
paper, acrylic
140 x 250cm
2015
helen britton artwork
helen britton
pegasus
silver, vintage plastic
13 x 7 x 1cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
gentian flower [large]
titanium, gold
9 x 6 x 6cm
2011
helen britton artwork
helen britton
ghost of a lead girl with the blood of Medusa
acrylic + gesso on paper
140 x 200cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
gentian flower [small]
titanium, gold
8 x 5.5 x 5.5cm
2014
helen britton artwork
helen britton
mediterranean or innocent no more
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
scampi
titanium earrings
8 x 4 x 5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
snake charmer [including python]
mixed media mechanism
180 x 180 x 14cm
2017-19
helen britton artwork
helen britton
coral sea
silver, paint, vintage plastic, vintge glass
13 x 7 x 1.5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
slug family
silver repousse patinated brooches
dimensions variable
2004
helen britton artwork
helen britton
last fish
silver, paint, vintage plastic, vintge glass
13 x 7 x 1.5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
blackberries necklace
patinated silver, plastic
2014
41cm long
helen britton artwork
helen britton
wisdom's blindness
silver, paint, diamonds
12 x 7 x 1.5cm
2019
david bielander artwork
david bielander
tortoise shell
tin plate [1850 with rose leaf edge], repousse, patinated
25 x 18 x 8cm
2014-19
david bielander artwork
david bielander
dung beetle
steel [teaspoon], gold
4.5 x 3 x 2.5cm
2007
helen britton artwork
helen britton
money pig
18k gold
7 x 9 x 2cm
2017
helen britton artwork
helen britton
last refuge
silver, paint, vintage plastic, vintage glass
16 x 7 x 4cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
dolphin creoles
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
necklace
silver, paint, plastic
57cm long
2016
helen britton artwork
helen britton
last bird
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
the chrysophrase reliquies
silver, hand carved chrysophrase
4.5 x 2.5 x 2cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
wisdom's despair
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
the chrysophrase reliquies
silver, hand carved chrysophrase
6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
pinocchio's demise
acrylic + gesso on paper
106 x 78cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
the chrysophrase reliquies
silver, hand carved chrysophrase
4.5 x 2.5 x 2cm
2019
helen britton artwork
helen britton
our friends the trees
acrylic + gesso on paper
74 x 55cm
2019