we are in DUBAI
based upon artworks are in residence at volte art projects, ALSERKAL AVENUE.
WE HAVE BEEN ON SHOW AT DUBAI ART 2022
Art Dubai is the Middle East’s leading international art fair, taking place every March in Dubai, UAE.
IAN ABELL IS GUEST SPEAKER AT ART DUBAI, HOSTED BY Cyril Zammit
with thanks to the representation of Volte Art Projects, we have been proud to show our work among leading creators and galleries from dubai, the Middle East AND BEYOND.
of our resident pieces currently showing at volte art projcts located within Dubai’s main cultural district, stillness speaks, In the Cathedral of your spirit I am happy queuing for wine and our fragmented crack were present among this year’s curation.
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stillness speaks
(2013)
liquid metal, Aluminium honeycomb, brass, oak frame
artwork dimensions: 1300MM X 680MM X 50MM
At evening prayers we entered the Umayyad Mosque together. It was my first time. The absence of iconography struck me first. A worshipper’s attention would be on God, not figurative representations.
I kneeled near the doorway as my host walked forward to take his place in line. There was no hierarchy here, no status, only men before God. As he melted anonymously into line, I understood.
In the Cathedral of your spirit I am happy queuing for wine
(2015)
Cast Bronze Sculpture on Resin Plinth
315MM DIA. X 80MM
The sculpture speaks to themes of veneration, transcendence and humility in the face of the sublime.
Cast, in solid bronze, the sculpture is formed of interwoven handwritten letters which balance with light, delicate fluidity; almost a filigree. Its form and lyrical expression conduce a visceral sensuality, alluding to love, suffering, sacrifice and the deep humility and joy in the presence of the ineffable and divine.
Based Upon, here, preserve and reinvent a potent icon of Western history. Alluding to laurel wreaths of victory, the holy crown of thorns and the infinite circle of devotion, the sculpture is single-sided and ceaseless. After a lifetime of looking outward to an apparently fractured world, the work speaks to the discovery of wholeness within.
fragmented crack
Cast Bronze
1500MM X 1500MM X 375MM
THE CRACK IS SIMPLE, INNOCUOUS.
THIS SERIES BEGAN WHEN WE WERE LED BY FOOT TO A DWELLING IN JINJA, UGANDA, ON THE BANKS OF THE WHITE NILE.
WE STOPPED AT A CRACKED MUD HOUSE IN THE JUNGLE AND DREW CASTS FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BUILDING.
ALSO SHOWING AT VOLTE art projects, DUBAI
THE BABY
3620MM X 1790MM X 1000MM
TRAMAZITE, LIQUID METAL, BRASS
THE SCULPTURAL FORM OF THE TWIST HAS EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS AND BEEN REALISED IN MANY DIFFERENT ITERATIONS FROM TABLES TO CONSOLES.
IT IS NOW REBORN AS A PIANO.
THE TWIST FORM IS BASED ON AN EXPLORATION OF THE REPEATING SPIRAL PATTERN FOUND THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE. IT SUGGESTS THAT IT BEGAN WITH A TWIST, SHOWN HERE AS THE TRI-OVAL TOP TWISTING AWAY FROM ITS BASE TO CREATE THE RESULTING FORM.
BASED UPON ARE CURRENTLY ON SHOW AT VOLTE ART projects
volte founder, tushar Jiwarajka and ian abell in a fire ceremony to make ash used to patinate an earlier commission, we are here
Founded by Tushar Jiwarajka in 2009, Volte Art Projects represents and works on projects with renowned and celebrated international contemporary artists and collectives including: Sheba Chhachhi, Francesco Clemente, Wim Delvoye, Ranbir Kaleka, William Kentridge, Mario Klingemann, Nalini Malani, Humans since 1982, SMACK, James Turrell and Based Upon.
Over the past 12 years, it has achieved distinction as one of the most significant art initiatives in the Indian subcontinent. Today, following a move to the UAE, it envisions to become a leading gallery in the Middle East and aims to foster and evoke an experiential and creative milieu within the contemporary art scene, by showing works that often blur the boundaries between art, design, science and technology. The curatorial programme introduces large-scale, monumental projects by artists celebrated for their pioneering spirit of innovation, pushing boundaries, and use of latest technologies.
Volte Art Projects’ 8000 square foot gallery space is located in Dubai’s main cultural district, Alserkal Avenue.
