erin coates + anna nazzari

fauna flesh flora

25 october - 23 November 2019


In Fauna Flesh Flora, local artists Erin Coates and Anna Nazzari explore the Oceanic Gothic via the surreal physiology of local marine flora and fauna.

The abyssal benthic zone of the ocean becomes an uncanny valley, where life forms take on human qualities and interspecies consciousness manifests.

The artists' sculptural works, drawings and watercolours depict hybridised creatures in strange environments that subtly allude to humanity's evolutionary, oceanic origins. Their work simultaneously draws from biology and the film genre of body horror to consider the abject qualities of real and imagined corporeal forms. Fauna Flesh Flora highlights the interconnectedness of marine ecosystems and the artists growing awareness of the impact human beings have on the deepest and most remote parts of the ocean.

Coates and Nazzari have collaborated on projects for several years, including the award winning short film Cetaphobia (2015), and Dark Water (2019). They have recently been selected to show together at the 2020 Adelaide Biennale. Coates and Nazzari also have well respected solo art practices and an extensive exhibition history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari + erin coates
dark water
giclee print, acrylic face mounting
45 x 90cm
2019
$880
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ascidian knee
graphite on paper
51 x 40cm
2017
$500
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tentacled
watercolour on paper
58 x 47cm
2019
$650
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polychaete flesh
graphite on paper
50 x 40cm
2017
$500
anna nazzari artwork
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rose coral wreath
watercolour on paper
58 x 47cm
2019
$650
erin coates artwork
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sponges are the sister group to all other animals
graphite on paper
52 x 43cm
2019
$550
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
host
watercolour on paper
58 x 47cm
2019
$650
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
sea drain
watercolour on paper
48 x 60cm
2019
$550
erin coates artwork
erin coates
the ocular superiority of cephalapods
graphite on paper
64 x 50cm
2019
$1,450
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
bruised
watercolour on paper
48 x 60cm
2019
$550
erin coates artwork
erin coates
fauna flesh fauna
graphite on paper
75 x 90cm
2019
$2,800
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
blister in the suns
watercolour on paper
48 x 60cm
2019
$550
erin coates artwork
erin coates
echinoderm dentada
graphite on paper
44 x 50cm
2019
$550
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
shell vortex
watercolour on paper
48 x 60cm
2019
$500
erin coates artwork
erin coates
we taste the sea #1 - #15
glazed ceramic, silicon, pigment
dimensions variable
2019
$50 - $180
erin coates artwork
erin coates
ear finger zoanthid
graphite on paper
44 x 51cm
2019
$550
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
all in vein
watercolour on paper
48 x 39cm
2019
$550
erin coates artwork
erin coates
gastrapod dentada vs favid parasite
graphite on paper
44 x 51cm
2019
$550
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
wormhole
watercolour on paper
48 x 39cm
2019
$400
erin coates artwork
erin coates
gastric coral #1 - #10
glazed ceramic, silicon, pigment
dimensions variable
2019
$30 - $220
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
the phantom leg
scrimshaw on antique sperm whale tooth
16 x 8.5 x 9cm
2015
$2,000
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
the seance
scrimshaw on antique sperm whale tooth
19 x 7 x 3cm
2015
$2,300
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
burial grounds
scrimshaw on antique sperm whale tooth
14 x 9 x 2.5cm
2015
$2,000 SOLD to turner galleries art angels
anna nazzari artwork
anna nazzari
milk
scrimshaw on antique sperm whale tooth
16 x 5.5 x 3cm
2015
$1,500