Image: Anabelle Stonehouse
GALLERY ONE | ANABELLE STONEHOUSE
ORNAMENTAL
FRI 10 JUN 5.30PM- FRI 08 JUL 5.00PM
OPENING EVENT 10 JUN, 5.30-8.00PM
FREE TO ATTEND
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Monday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday 10.00am - 3.00pm
Sunday closed
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Platform Arts is wheelchair-accessible via our Gheringhap St entrance. Unlocked, accessible bathrooms are available on both ground and first floors.
For accessibility enquiries, please directly contact us at hello@platformarts.org.au
Please note, Platform Arts is a dry venue.
Anabelle Stonehouse’s latest collection of ceramic vases present an extravagant, fanciful expression of decorative functional ware. Their purpose as vessels is to hold flowers, but also to simply exist and be observed. Anabelle’s work explores the idea of decorative art from a feminist perspective, beginning with the historical view of women as ornamental or accessories.
Anabelle seeks to celebrate how women take back control of this notion and adorn themselves to relish in their own unique beauty. Her refined ceramic forms illustrate the movement of fabric and emphasise sumptuous embellishments, drawing inspiration from fashion to express her own sense of femininity and explore gender identity more broadly.
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Anabelle Stonehouse is a Geelong-based ceramic artist, working under the moniker Tink Ceramics. She creates functional and sculptural ceramics which take an expansive approach to femininity, form and embellishment. Her work explores feminist concepts, and uses hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques. Her signature feminine details of pearls and frills reflect historic fashion motifs and explore gender identity.
