Telese’s painting practice focuses on the relationship between human beings and their inner self, expressed and reflected in their natural surroundings. She employs Italian Renaissance techniques from the XV Century such as unione and sfumato, first used by Raffaello Sanzio and Leonardo Da Vinci, whilst maintaining a constant formal and conceptual dialogue with XXI Century aestheticsContinue reading “Inner Strength”
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Partitures
Bus shelter posters (Artstops 2022 September 2022 – February 2023 Durham, UK) 122cm x 158cm Emilia Telese’s new work Partitures, is part of her current series of patternised performances, where actions and movement are iterated together with contextual landscapes, through the use of mathematical structures and digital manipulation. Artstops 2022 is a public art projectContinue reading “Partitures”
Winter View of the Windmill in Vigur, Ísafjarðardjúp, Iceland
Portable installation Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid 2022 Part of Isidro Lopez-Aparicio’s exhibition “Germinar Sin Fin” 4 February – 24th April 2022 Emilia Telese’s work Winter View of the windmill in Vigur, Ísafjarðardjúp, Iceland was made in response to Antonio Diziani’s “Paesaggio con mulino” (“Landscape with Windmill”)(1750-1790) Museo Lázaro Galdiano inventory number 03471. Vigur is anContinue reading “Winter View of the Windmill in Vigur, Ísafjarðardjúp, Iceland“
Paranoia Series
Paranoia was a group exhibition Curated by Predrag Pajdic The exhibition was about the proximity of art and life against the backdrop of contemporary politics exploring issues of distrust, suspicion, delusion, fear and terror. Paranoia presented works of international artists exploring the essence of paranoia as one’s deluded interpretation of events, not the perception ofContinue reading “Paranoia Series”
Curfew
Curfew at Phoenix Gallery Brighton – for City Running Project Have you ever had a curfew? Have you ever been prevented from doing what you wanted to do? Curfew was a self-restraint act/installation in which artist Emilia Telese was prevented from making art by being tied to a pillar for three hours at Phoenix Gallery,Continue reading “Curfew”
Life of a Star – Big Art
Emilia Telese VS. Brian Sewell on Five – It’s Pout Battle! So you thought artists were too cool for reality TV? Think again! Tune in on Five on October 14 2004 and see Brighton based Italian artist Emilia Telese being kicked out for wanting to be a celebrity artist at all costs! Life of AContinue reading “Life of a Star – Big Art”
Life of a Star
Life of a Star – Created, produced, interpreted and directed by Emilia Telese. Why are we obsessed with celebrities? What’s life like for someone who is continuously stalked, filmed, envied, spied upon, deprived of privacy? Are celebrities ultimately lonely in a sea of shallow obsession and flattery? Life of a Star is a study ofContinue reading “Life of a Star”
Gesture 2
Gesture 2 was presented at the Up-Grade 0.1 Festival (Club Tenax – Florence) on 21.01.03 Original idea and performance – Emilia Telese Music Production – Memory Discharge by Mu Mixer Set design and special effects – Mark Crane Costume – Daniela Corcio Photography and documentation – Mark Bennett. Thanks to: Duncan Speakman, Gareth, Simon and DaneContinue reading “Gesture 2”
Gesture
Live Performance 19th July 2002 at Fabrica Gallery, Brighton For the PVA Labculture Bursary week Lighthouse, Brighton UK 14-21 July 2002. In a white space set in the evocative environments of a church, white garments are scattered casually on the floor, together with other objects, reminders of the past and present, different textures, different cultures: underwear, feathers, lace, flowers,Continue reading “Gesture”
Out of the Blue
Isle of Wight performance, Brighton Festival, May 1998 Costume by Liz Whitehead Photo by Roger Bamber In one of my earliest performances in the UK, I was asked by fellow artist Liz Whitehead (now director of Fabrica Gallery) to perform for the Brighton Festival as the Isle of Wight. Her beautiful costume, made from parachuteContinue reading “Out of the Blue”
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