INTRO
Anees Maani
La meva feina és una recerca i exploració de l'evolució de les formes en la natura i la cultura humana. Exploro elements quotidians que apareixen de formes distintes en entorns diferents, i ho faig amb materials diversos, orgànics i no orgànics, artificials i naturals, antics i moderns.
Vinc de Jordània, on vaig explorar l'art abstracte geomètric de l’Antiga Petra i altres períodes històrics de l’Orient Mitjà. Vaig viure tres anys a Malàisia, on vaig explorar diverses formes naturals dels boscos plujosos tropicals i del món submarí.
Sense títol, Alumini, 2015 - 45 x 23 x 9 cm. Jordània
Sense títol, Bronze, 1997 - 25 x 30 x 8 cm. Jordània
Ara que m’he traslladat a Catalunya, on m'agradaria tenir una mirada més propera de l’escultura abstracta geomètrica i descobrir i explorar la seva evolució aquí; també voldria descobrir, entendre i provar algunes de les tècniques i els materials d’aquí.
En aquesta exposició us mostro escultures i pintures creades a Jordània, Malàisia, Kuwait i Espanya des del 1997 al 2019. Totes les obres són sense títol, ja que d’aquesta manera deixem que cadascuna d’aquestes formes abstractes s’interpretin de manera diferent.
My work is a research and an exploration of the evolution of forms in nature and in human culture. I explore common elements that appear in forms in different environments and with different materials, organic and non-organic, artificial and natural, ancient and modern.
I come from Jordan, where I explored the geometrical abstract art of ancient Petra and other ancient Middle Eastern historical periods. I lived in Malaysia for three years, and there I explored natural forms from the rain forest and from the underwater world.
Sense títol, Alumini, 2015 - 33 x 23 x 8 cm. Jordània
Sense títol, Alumini, 2015 - 80 x 21 x 10 cm. Jordània
Now that I have moved to Catalunya I would like to get a closer look at geometric abstract sculpture and to explore its evolution here; I would also like to be able to understand and try some of the techniques and materials available here.
In this exhibition I am showing sculptures and paintings that were made in Jordan, Malaysia, Kuwait and Spain from 1997 to 2019. All of the artworks are Untitled, leaving these abstract forms open to different interpretations.
Escultura
Pintura
ANEES MAANI, born 1973, Jordan.
EXHIBITIONS:
2017 "Lines", solo exhibition at Chandan Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2016 "Seeds", solo exhibition at Run Amok Gallery, Georgetown, Malaysia.
2014 "Kayu",Third solo exhibition, Artelier Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2013 Second Solo Exhibition, Kunsttraject, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2008 First solo exhibition, Zara center, Amman, Jordan.
Group exhibitions in Sweden, Malaysia, Bahrain, Jordan, China, Japan, Iceland and Indonesia.
WORKSHOPS:
International Sculpture Symposium, National Gallery of Fine Arts, Jordan, Amman 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014 and Aqaba 2016.
Art residencies in Malaysia 2006, 10, 14, 16, 17 and 2018, Jordan 2015, Indonesia 2015 and Japan 2016, Spain 2019, Iceland 2019.
World Wood Day, 2014 China and World Wood Day Collaborative project Turkey 2015, Nepal 2016, USA 2017 and Cambodia 2018.
Several International Art Workshops, Jordan, Tunisia, Bahrain and Scotland.
Public collections at National and state museums, municipalities and universities in Jordan, Bahrain, Malaysia and the Netherlands.
EDUCATION:
1996 – 1998 Apprenticeship in sculpture, under the supervision of Nazih Oweis, Amman, Jordan.
1992 – 1994 Studied Architecture at the Building Academy, Volgograd, Russia.
