angela valamanesh

the space between

16 march - 21 april 2018

Turner Galleries are extremely pleased to welcome back to Perth, Adelaide artists Angela Valamanesh and Hossein Valamanesh. Angela is our first artist in residence for 2018, proudly presented by the Turner Galleries Art Angels and North Metropolitan TAFE.

She will be accompanied by her husband, Hossein, who will be exhibiting a video work in our Engine Room 1. Both artists are highly respected, and have held numerous national and international exhibitions. Their artworks can be found in public collections around the world. In our Engine Room 2 we will be presenting a much anticipated exhibition of recent work by local artist Andrew Nicholls.

In many ways the title of Angela Valamanesh's exhibition, The space between, can be applied to all three exhibitions. For her "the space between could refer to the method of teaching drawing, painting and sculpture where both positive and negative space or the space between objects is given equal consideration in a composition. Or the space between us all, as individuals. It could also relate to the composition of matter when viewed through an electron microscope and the notion in quantum physics where most of matter is space."

For several years Angela's artworks have been created from unglazed ceramic, focussing on forms based on anatomical and botanical drawings made with the aid of early microscopes. Her practice has recently evolved to include a broader engagement with materials, including works on paper and board using collage, fabrics, and paint and glazes on her ceramics. Botanical illustrations of orchids and insects now play an important role, especially the seductive connection between the two. She stated, "My recent works consist of simple forms that often make links between plant, human and animal. I am interested in imagery that is ambiguous, that has a certain familiarity to but is not completely or easily recognisable."

Angela's artworks are the result of deep research, something that residency projects enable her to carry out. In 2014 she was in residence at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, and in 2010 she undertook a residency with the Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Adelaide, which resulted in the evolution and creation of her Insect / Orchid series of ceramics. In Perth she hopes to research local bee pollen colours.

Angela Valamanesh was born in Port Pirie, South Australia in 1953. She attended the South Australian School of Art, completing a Diploma in Design in 1977, Masters of Visual Arts in 1993 and was awarded a PhD from the University of South Australia in 2012. Angela has won several awards over the years and her artworks can be found in significant collections in Australia including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of SA and Artbank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

various friends and enemies no.5 ceramic 39 x 60 x 9cm 2014 $3,300
ova 2 unglazed ceramic 29.5 x 22 x 5cm 2014 $2,500 SOLD	ova 3 unglazed ceramic 29.5 x 23 x 4.5cm 2014 $2,500
black rose 2 ceramic 30 x 24.5 x 6.5cm 2015 $2,200	the space between things: remembering mary delany 1 acrylic paint, various papers on board 124 x 102cm 2016 $6,600
something about a bird brain ceramic 52 x 255 x 6cm x9 2016 $12,000
the space between things: remembering mary delany 2 acrylic paint, various papers on board 124 x 102cm 2016 $6,600 SOLD	the space between things: remembering mary delany 3 acrylic paint, various papers on board 124 x 102cm 2016 $6,600
shades of pollen: yellow to green ceramic, MDF, hessian, grouting compund 49cm diameter x 10cm 2017 $4,400	shades of pollen: yellow to red ceramic, MDF, hessian, grouting compund 49cm diameter x 10cm 2017 $4,400 sold
untitled A ceramic 26 x 68 x 5.5cm 2015 $3,300
tell us where we come from [yellow] glazed ceramic 66.5 x 9.5 x 5cm 2017 $3,300	tell us where we come from [black] glazed ceramic 66.5 x 9.5 x 5cm 2017 $3,300
observations no.1 acrylic, watercolour on paper 49.5 x 49.5cm 2014 $2,200	observations no.2 acrylic, watercolour on paper 49.5 x 49.5cm 2014 $2,200
observations no.3 acrylic, watercolour on paper 49.5 x 49.5cm 2014 $2,200	observations no.4 acrylic, watercolour on paper 49.5 x 49.5cm 2014 $2,200
untitled B ceramic 26 x 68 x 5.5cm 2015 $3,300
the story of the eye, part 2, no.3 glazed ceramic 48 x 20 x 8cm 2018 $2,600	the story of the eye, part 2, no.4 glazed ceramic 41 x 18.5 x 8cm 2018 $2,400
the story of the eye, part 2, no.5 glazed ceramic 46.5 x 21 x 8cm 2018 $2,500	everybody's everything; alalcomenaeus acrylic fabric on linen 140 x 52cm 2017 $2,400
everybody's everything; crab acrylic fabric on linen 140 x 52cm 2017 $2,400	everybody's everything; scorpion acrylic fabric on linen 140 x 52cm 2017 $2,400
tell us where we come from glazed ceramic, auto/marine power cable 166 x 10 x 8cm 2018 $3,300	where does stuff come from? #4 ceramic 77.5 x 17 x 7cm 2015 $3,300
untitled C ceramic 26 x 67.5 x 5.5cm 2015 $3,300 SOLD
insect/orchid 2 ceramic 31 x 14 x 6.5cm 2017 $2,100	insect/orchid 4 ceramic 25 x 11 x 3.5cm 2017 $2,100
insect/orchid 8 ceramic 41.5 x 14.5 x 7cm 2017 $2,100	insect/orchid 9 ceramic 30 x 18.5 x 5.5cm 2017 $2,100
insect/orchid 10 ceramic 26 x 14.5 x 4.5cm 2017 $2,100	insect/orchid 11 ceramic 26 x 16.5 x 6.5cm 2017 $2,100
insect/orchid 11 ceramic 26 x 16.5 x 6.5cm 2017 $2,100	long shot glazed ceramic and foam rubber, brass hook 135 x 12 x 5.5cm 2017 $1,800