Hossein Valamanesh & Angela Valamanesh
26 April - 27 May

Greenaway Art Gallery,

Rundle Street, Kent Town

It’s not often that you see couples working together in art. The combination of two creative people can sometimes be volatile, but can also be very rewarding. Angela and Hossein are Adelaide’s answer to John and Yoko, Marina and Ulay, or Pollock and Krasner, only, without the high drama and alcoholism. Their exhibition together at Greenaway Gallery shows the connection that they share in their relationship and in their art practice.

This is Hossein’s 10^th exhibition at Greenaway, and Angela’s 4^th, which is pretty amazing. Hossein’s multi-disciplinary work looks at ideas of cultural memory, family ties and the universality of patterns and shapes. Angela focuses on the microscopic, picking out details from nature, and in particular looking at pollen grains. Both Hossein and Angela’s practice look at details that go un-noticed, putting them in an art space where they can be re-examined as beautiful, mesmerizing, and maybe even strangely familiar. Their aesthetic is quiet and reflective. Like other famous art couples throughout history, their ideas come together powerfully because of a shared passion. 

Make sure you check it out before it closes!

Hossein Valamanesh, Passing Time, 2011. Collaboration with Nassiem Valamanesh, MDF, monitor and media player, 61 x 52 x 52cm, 4 minute loop, Edition of 6 + 2 A/P

Angela Valamanesh, Earthly Garden #9, 2011, 4 parts, unglazed ceramic, watercolour on paper, 48 x 110 x 5cm

via aAR