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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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