Hossein valamanesh memory book

Hossein valamanesh iran, australia 02 mar 1949 longing belonging. Hossein valamanesh 11052006 australia wide on abc2. Open book, 1993 by hossein valamanesh art gallery nsw. The water feature 14 pieces by angela and hossein valamanesh, in front of the south.

Knights is director of the sasa south australian school of art gallery at the university of south australia. Longing belonging 1997 encompasses an ephemeral environmental work, a gallery installation and a documentary photograph. Hossein valamanesh on his work breath, on display as part. Hossein valamanesh, seven steps, 2009, wood, acrylic mirror, mdf, 80x75 cm diameter courtesy of the artist and rose issa projects. Approaching what it means to experience diaspora, the artists use ambient sound, the passing of time and culturally specific visual cues to create a sensuous experience. A strong connection with nature is evident in valamaneshs large, ethereal sculpture. Irish famine of 1848, while in memory of snow 2000, an ephemeral.

The white columns were provided with internal lighting. Hossein valamanesh immigrated to australia from iran in 1973, and is known for his delicate works of art, using everyday objects and natural materials to depict. Hossein valamaneshs art work explores the written word in this exhibition and the. As a body, his work accumulates, just as the poems of a great poet do.

Leaving behind the narrative of the book, it stands for itself and it is more like falling with grace. Born in iran in 1949 hossien valamanesh is a graduate of both the tehran school of art and its south australian equivalent blending iranian cultural memory with an. Breath by hossein valamanesh islamic arts magazine. It also reveals valamaneshs deep reverence and ongoing use of organic and elemental materials such as botanical matter, water, fire and earth. Buy art at exclusive members only pricing at the leading online contemporary art marketplace. Valamanesh works with different media from installation to sculpture, painting and collage. One of the most inspirational speeches ever mike tyson when life gets hard duration.

In open book 1993 agnsw collection, valamaneshs interest in the. Valamanesh, angela 1953 people and organisations trove. A number of selected works by hossein valamanesh will be on display in tandem with vivienne binns at the casula powerhouse arts centre from 19 july to 7 september. For authors knights and north this book seems a labour of love. Open book, hossein valamanesh iran, australia 1949. Hossein valamaneshs works range from multimedia installations to sculpture, video, painting and drawing. Valamanesh painted these in 2001 during a residency in switzerland, just a few weeks after the collapse of the twin towers and the. Valamanesh was born in iran in 1949 and trained as an artist. Hossein valamanesh and angela valamanesh participating in. One of australias greatest living artists, valamanesh was born in iran and arrived in australia in the mid 1970s. Hossein valamanesh born tehran, iran, 1949 is an australian contemporary artist. Valamanesh draws on iranian culture, in particular on iranian poetry and the sufi poetic tradition.

Running some 176 pages in full colour, hossein valamanesh. A fourth body of work on display is the series of miniatures, swiss landscapes. It is a key artwork in hossein valamaneshs oeuvre which is informed by. Hossein valamanesh australian broadcasting corporation.

However, here is my attempt drawn from a small book of selected poems that ive. Academically trained in his native iran, valamanesh emigrated in 1973. Hossein valamaneshs art work is evolved from his preoccupation with ideas and images of maps, farsi text, architecture and natural materials. Private collection, melbourne in 2001, hossein and angela valamanesh took up a residency in stein am rhein, in northern switzerland. Open book, 1993 by hossein valamanesh the collection art. The art of hossein valamanesh invokes the mystical world of whirling dervishes and the magical mythology of persian carpets. Hossein valamanesh memory stick, 2008, bronze, 71 x 54 x 7cm. One of the works in the wood for the trees exhibition, hossein valamaneshs 2008 memory stick figure 2, could function as an exemplary object for this paper, an object that talks to our writing muecke, 2008, p.

New works by southaustralian duo angela and hossein valamanesh are informed by imagery that stems from the natural world. Open book, 1993 by hossein valamanesh the collection. In their current exhibition at sydneys breenspace, a range of works from their respective practices in sculpture, installation and ceramic art and which feature their ongoing fascination with the poetry of the natural world. His own memories of iran, growing up in the remote town of. For those of us who have followed valamaneshs work each exhibition is a bit like viewing instalments of an epic poem. His sculptural and installationbased work, which combines cultural elements from australia and his native iran, relates to memory, cultural dislocation, loss, and the progression of time. Inspired by personal experiences and memories, he uses ordinary objects and natural materials to create visual poetry that reflects on his life in australia and his experiences of his birthplace, iran. Hossein valamanesh meets the dialogues of place, identity and otherness in postcolonial australia. Valamanesh emigrated to australia in 1973, and lives and works in adelaide, south australia. Out of nothingness goes some way to broadening the appreciation of the artists work. Valamanesh, hossein 1949 people and organisations trove. Hossein valamanesh combines cultural elements from two countries.

Valamanesh was born in iran in 1949 and trained as an artist in tehran before immigrating to australia in 1973. Hossein valamanesh, 19801990, contemporary art centre of south australia, adelaide luba bilu gallery, melbourne 1991 kunstlerhaus bethanien, berlin 1992 greenaway art gallery, adelaide macquarie galleries, sydney luba bilu gallery, melbourne 1993 the lover circles his own heart, centre for contemporary art, ujazdowski castle, warsaw 1994. View exhibitions and artworks by hossein valamanesh and enquire about works available for sale. The result is sculptural and installationbased work relating to memory, cultural dislocation, loss, and the progression of time. Hossein valamanesh on his work breath, on display as part of wood. Hossein valamanesh, whose artwork in memory of snow was shown at the very first echigo tsumari art triennale, is participating this year for the first time in 18 years. Arriving in autumn, valamanesh collected many beautiful autumn leaves and it is these he used to form this small series of miniatures he exhibited at. In many ways valamaneshs art is similarly beyond intellect, or intellectual explanation. The patterns of lotus vault are drawn from the artists memory of a ceiling in a 12thcentury jameh mosque, in isfahan, iran. Altered books is the sixth touring exhibition developed by artspace mackay and the. Read our contemporary artist biography and browse related content. Life blood, 2010, gave me the opportunity to play with this coincidence. Made from dried lotus leaves, the work suggests relationships between built and natural environments. Hossein valamanesh biography hossein valamanesh on artnet.

Hossein valamanesh and his son nassiem valamanesh present char soo 2015, a video installation that has travelled across australia with its origin in iran. Constructed from carved wood and bamboo, the head and shoulders of the descending figure are surfaced with red sand. He discusses the inspiration behind the work as well as describing some of the process behind its creation. One of the works in the wood for the trees exhibition, hossein valamaneshs 2008 memory stick figure 2, could function as an exemplary object for this paper, an object that talks to our. Married to artistic collaborator, hossein valamanesh. The trace of fire, the cast of a shadow, the feel for earth, the touch of the hand all of these elements will confront, calm and captivate visitors to this alluring and memorable survey exhibition by south australian artist hossein valamanesh. Alternate image of longing belonging by hossein valamanesh.

Recycled library altered books wagga wagga art gallery. Hossein valamanesh, greenaway art gallery, adelaide solo 2009 no love lost, grantpirrie gallery, sydney solo 2009 hossein valamanesh, ama gallery, helsinki, finland solo 2009 great collections, museums and galleries of nsw, touring exhibition 2008 hossein valamanesh, turner gallery, perth solo 2008. Our best known iranian artist is hossein valamanesh, who was born in tehran in 1949 and has lived in australia since 1973, and yet whose work has always been suffused with memories of persian. A monograph of his work, titled hossein valamanesh, out of nothingness, was published by wakefield press in 2011. Since then he has forged a unique career, all the time maintaining his aesthetic simplicity and poetic vision in his paintings,collages, arte povera sculptures and installations and his land and public art. Among the estimated 2,500 people attending the memorials unveiling on 28 august 1999, were 800 famine orphan descendants. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Hossein valamanesh emigrated from iran to perth in 1973. Hossein valamanesh and angela valamanesh are two of south australias bestknown contemporary artists.

Hossein valamanesh artist bio and art for sale artspace. Art gallery of south australia adelaide 29 june 26 august 2001. The next was an installation by an iranian artist, hossein valamanesh. Longing belonging, 1997 by hossein valamanesh the collection. In farsi text the word for blood khun and the casual expression for life jun are identical except for the position of one dot adding to the works ambiguity. The better call saul actor took cues from his own childhood to become one of tvs most intimidating villains. Inspired by scientific illustrations, angelas works are populated by animal, vegetable and mineral as well as microbes, bacteria, pathogens and spores. Born in iran, hossein valamanesh migrated to australia in 1973. Guardian, 2010, is a collaborative work with angela valamanesh, inspired by one of her earlier works history. This consisted of many persian carpets laid crisscross on the floor with alternate columns of black and white hung from the ceilings. Hossein valamanesh was born in iran and trained as an artist there before immigrating to. The work, simultaneously strong and subtle, and occasionally playful, has gentle and poetic resonances. Breath, his first solo exhibition in london, will showcase this variety of practice through a selection of bronze sculptural pieces, two installations and several works on paper. At the core of hossein valamaneshs art lies the relationship between humans and the natural world and a sense of place informed by cultural history and personal memory.