'it never rains to everybody's taste' Queen Street Studios and Gallery, Belfast

   Installation shot. Queen Street Studios and Gallery, Belfast.

Opening - Thursday 1st November 2012   18-21hrs

Artist Talk - Thursday 1st November 2012 at 17hrs

Exhibition Dates - 01.11.2012- 01.12.2012

 

Vanessa Donoso López  practice is committed to explore concepts of transicional phenomena and 'objecthood'. 

The original notion of this concept whas used by the psichoanalist Donald Winnicott to describe the intermediate area of human experience between inner reality and the outside world. Within this field the basis of play and culture forms. Through play, Donoso López creates transitional objects while exploring how extreme alterations of context can modify the understanding, content and perepcion of transicional phenomena.

Videos related to this works hosted in www.vimeo.com

Hard working needle; https://vimeo.com/54372086
Fugitive Dolls; https://vimeo.com/54373279
Experiment #3; https://vimeo.com/54370123
Belgian bag; https://vimeo.com/54368451
Four; https://vimeo.com/53550791
My neighbours upstairs...; https://vimeo.com/54312712

'Hard working needle'.

Queen Street Studios and Gallery, Belfast.

    Installation Shot. Queen Street Studios and Gallery, Belfast.

     Installation Shot. Queen Street Studios and Gallery, Belfast.



 

Late Night Opening - Thursday 1st November 2012   18-21hrs

Artist Talk - Thursday 1st November 2012 at 17hrs

Exhibition Dates - 01.11.2012- 01.12.2012

Gallery Open Tues-Thurs 10am - 5pm or by appointment

Queen Street Studios Gallery  

3rd Floor

37-39 Queen Street

Belfast

BT1 6EA

tel; 00 44 (0)28 90 24 31 45

email;gallery@queentstreetstudios.net | web; www.queenstreetstudios.net

www.vanessadonosolopez.com

www.vanessadonosolopez/blogspot.ie

METAMORPHOSIS, PS2, Belfast

Stephen Brandes (UK),Vanessa Donoso López (ES), Priscila Fernandes (PT), Cainneach Lennon (IE),

Tom Molloy (IE), Ann Murphy (IE), Magnhild Opdøl (NO), Andrea Spencer (UK).

Curated by Rowan Sexton.

There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally

breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on

according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most

b e au t i f u l and mos t wonde r f u l h ave b e e n , and a re b e i n g , evol ved.

- Charles Darwin,

The Origin of Species, 1859.

Metamorphosis alludes to the process of transformation, where a profound change of form,

structure or substance occurs. This exhibition aims to establish clear associations between art and the natural sciences, and to contextualize these dual frameworks, where significant cultural

common ground exists. The biological mechanisms of growth, change and evolution are examined

in tandem with material, philosophical and conceptual concerns within the visual arts. Highlighting

the mutual elements in these distinct disciplines opens up a discourse, which emphasizes

experimental overlaps, perception and interpretation, in an historical and contemporary context.

At its core, Metamorphosis aims to explore the dynamic relationship between art and the natural

sciences. Each of the artists involved has a unique approach to the dual topics under consideration,and their diverse interpretations encompass a multitude of styles and methodologies. The exhibition encourages a deep integration between both disciplines, and incorporates artworks that investigate experimentation, hybridity, physiological studies, psychoanalytical models, musical interpretation, the historically traditional métier of taxidermy, the specialised craft of glass blowing and sculptural interventions within the space.

Opening Reception at PS2, Friday 19 October, 6 – 9pm.

METAMORPHOSIS continues 19 October – 10 November 2012.

PS2, 18 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2GP |

Open: Tuesday - Friday: 1-5pm, Saturday: 11am-3pm.

    Vanessa Donoso López 'Soakers, from B to B', 2012

'THE RAIN IN SPAIN FALLS MAINLY ON THE PLANE' Barcelona

‘the rain in spain falls mainly on the plane’

‘the rain in spain falls mainly on the plane’ its a popular saying that people from english speaking countries learn through their childhood and often, irish people use it for quickly ‘show off’ their knowledge on iberian meteorology.
This peculiar proverb turns into a connecting bond of my Worlds; on one hand, the lenguage, the anglosaxon culture and the chilidlike content of this saying and, my mother tongue, culture and playfullness caracter of my own work on the other hand.
In 1951, the English pediatrician and psychoanalyst Denis W. Winnicott introduced the concept of transitional object based on a phenomenon commonly observed: early adoption and fiercely possession of children to an object.
According to his theory, this object occupies a space between what he calls "inner psychic reality" and "external reality" of the child. Over time, their importance declines and ends up losing meaning for the child. Still, Winnicott argues, what it repressents remains and stays unconsciously present in every one of us.
An other "transitional phenomenon" occupies the "potential space" between inner subjectivity and external objectivity. This playful space of possibilities is, in fact, the "cultural field." Within this field the creative behaviour appears and in the case of my work seems to insist on activate and intermix games, memories, experiments and systems of my own past and present.

All of us have learned to relate to our family environment, material, social and cultural development through play, and play wants to be the common thread of this exhibition. The games presented here are some of those I learned from TV, -mostly from McGyver-, from school, from here and there…, but the game more present among them all is the game of the translation of words and cultural references wich I submit daily.
In parallel, with the sole intention of playing ‘just for the craic‘, the group BlackTulip collaborates in this show with a NOMIC session , a
game created in 1982 by philosopher Peter Suber in which the rules of the game include mechanisms for players to change the rules, usually starting with a voting system.
The result, a Dadaist and bizarre text worthy of any school playground.
Hoping to be a way of understanding the exhibition from the glimmer of our own childhood ... Let's start connecting the dots.

Videos related to this works hosted in www.vimeo.com;Hard working needle;
https://vimeo.com/54372086Fugitive Dolls; https://vimeo.com/54373279Experiment #3; https://vimeo.com/54370123Belgian bag; https://vimeo.com/54368451Four; https://vimeo.com/53550791My neighbours upstairs...; https://vimeo.com/54312712


　


'The rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plane', Installation Shot


　‘the rain in spain falls mainly on the plane’
‘the rain in spain falls mainly on the plane’ (la llúvia en españa cae mayormente dentro del avión) es una frase popular que la gente de países anglo parlantes aprende durante su infancia y que muchos irlandeses usan enseguida para "fardar" de sus conocimientos de meteorología ibérica. Finalmente, este dicho casi se ha convertido en una descripción del momento en el que se encuentra mi trabajo. Este peculiar refrán se convierte así en un vínculo conector de mis mundos; Idioma, cultura anglosajona y el carácter lúdico infantil del dicho por un lado, y mi lengua materna, cultura , y el contenido juguetón de mi propio trabajo por otro.

En 1951, el pediatra y psicoanalista inglés Denis W. Winnicott introdujo el concepto del objeto transicional basandose en un fenómeno comunmente observado: la adopción temprana y ferozmente posesiva de los niños hacia un objeto.
Según su teoría, este objeto ocupa un espacio intermedio entre lo que él denomina “la realidad psíquica interior” y “la realidad externa” del niño. Con el tiempo, su importancia languidece y acaba perdiendo significado para el niño. Aún así, Winnicott argumenta, que lo representado no desaparece y queda inconscientemente presente en cada uno de nosotros.

Otro “fenómeno transicional” viene a ocupar el “espacio potencial” entre la subjetividad interior y objetividad exterior. Este espacio lúdico de posibilidades es, de hecho, el “campo cultural.” En este campo el comportamientocreativo aparece y en el caso de mi trabajo parece que insiste en activar e intermezclar juegos, memorias, experimentos y sistemas de mi propio pasado y presente. Todos nosotros hemos aprendido a relacionarnos con nuestro ámbito familiar, material, social y cultural a través del juego, por lo que este quiere ser el hilo conductor de esta exposicíon. Los juegos que presento, son los que adquirí de la tele -sobre todo de McGyver-, del cole, de aquí y de allí, pero ante todo el juego más presente entre todos ellos, es el juego de la traducción de palabras y significados cuturales al que me someto diariamente.
Paralelamente y con la única intención de jugar por jugar, el colectivo BlackTulip colabora con una sesión de NOMIC, un juego creado en 1982 por el filósofo Peter Suber en el que las reglas del juego incluyen mecanismos para que los jugadores cambien dichas reglas, normalmente comenzando con un sistema de votación.
El resultado, un texto dadaísta y rocambolesco digno de cualquier patio de colegio.

Con la esperanza de que sea una manera de entender la exposición desde el resquicio de nuestra propia infancia... Empecemos a unir los puntos.


 

 'preparatory drawings'

   Installation Shot, Pardigmas Gallery, Barcelona.

the god of small things (part 1)

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS (Part 1) Charles Brady, Maud Cotter, Michael Craig-Martin, Vanessa Donoso Lopez, Blaise Drummond,
Nathalie Du Pasquier, Gillian Fitzpatrick, Aoife Flynn, Cassie Howard, Alissa Kleist, Francesco Simeti.Curated by Rowan SextonRUBICON GALLERY RECEPTIONSATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY, 5-7PM
EXHIBITION CONTINUES UNTIL SATURDAY 24 MARCH 2012

The human world is not defined simply by the historical, by culture, by totality or society as a whole, or by ideological and political superstructures. It is defined by this intermediate and mediating level: everyday life. - Henri Lefebvre, The Critique of Everyday Life, 1961.
The exhibition, The God of Small Things (Part 1), examines the everyday, and the small things and surroundings that deeply affect peoples lives. A number of diverse artworks address the intersection between art and the quotidian in the domestic environment. This exhibition questions the social and cultural associations of domesticity in contemporary society. The everyday, commonplace undercurrent to the exhibition interrogates roles centred around ideas of anthropomorphism, tradition, and reflections on gender. It invites the viewer to question appearances, stereotypes and the social conventions and expectations that one readily associates within this familiar, prosaic landscape.This exhibition highlights the transgressive and dynamic aspirations of art, adopting and adapting conventional materials and objects, to create interventions with the familiar. The affiliate practices that contribute to the exhibition reflect on personal perceptions, commercial commodities, and domestic fixtures and features. By incorporating the underlying narrative presented in each piece, and the philosophical framework anterior to the creation of these multimedia artworks, the exhibition opens up a dialogue about urban sociology.The meaning of an artwork often arises out of the context in which it exists. In this case, the social and formal markers contribute to influencing how the work may be interpreted. Questions surrounding both cultural and personal identity have been central to art since the 1960’s, as have the impact of gender, feminism and post-colonial notions. By deconstructing the contextual framework of the pieces, an insight to the personal narratives that have informed the artworks becomes apparent.Text by Rowan Sexton, February 2012.www.rubicongallery.ie

Rubicon Gallery 10 St Stephens Green Dublin 2 Ireland

+353.1.670 8055 |
Tuesday to Saturday 12-5pm & by Appointment

GRANDE, FELIZ e INVENCIBLE, solo show at the KEVIN KAVANAGH GALLERY DUBLIN

The 30th of June 2011 I opened a solo show at the Kevin Kavanagh  Gallery in Dublin. The show was opened with a talk between Enrique Juncosa, Director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art 2002-20011 and myself. The exhibition was acompained by a catalogue of my work from 2005 to 2011 and it had an introduccion by Aidan Dunne.
Please, see below some installation  shots.