Today we’d like to introduce you to Angel Oloshove.
Angel, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
In childhood I was a farm hand at my parent’s land. I sat in a shack by the side of the road selling produce to strangers. Here I would look out over the fields at sunset unfocusing my eyes to see if I could place the moment where the colors of the sky faded into each other.
Feeling stifled in my small town I left for art school. I studied painting at the California College of the Arts. From here the dream got bigger and I moved to Tokyo. It was the Urban Vinyl craze and I was hand customizing dolls I apprenticed with a doll artist and doll pattern maker. Currently, each sculpture I make starts as a paper pattern to make soft pillow molds. I moved to Houston in 2011. I now have my ceramics studio in a 1920’s tin barn, where I make my airbrushed esoteric ceramics to this day.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
My work strives to make visual the multifaceted internal landscape that makes up the life of a woman. Within this theme I explore intimate relationships housed within the female body. Each color, form and texture are a part of a visual language I use to convey the ephemeral nature of the experiences of living. The emotional, physical and spiritual life emulsify in a tantric balance. I work in abstraction to bypass the logical mind into sparking a sensuous memory directly inside the viewer.
Clay is close to the body. The material holds on a molecular memory though the physical act of building. However, I believe that clay also holds the esoteric energy of person forming it. By setting an intention, each piece becomes imbued with a story and emotion. These are all autobiographical works but sits within the senses allowing the work to refrain from becoming overtly didactic. They also function as scrying mirrors to awaken these similar intimate feelings in the viewer as the conversation blooms.
How can artists connect with other artists?
Houston has an amazing art community that is very open and welcoming to new people. There are lots of different groups you can get to know, where you can surely find some friends that fit your vibe. My advice is to educate yourself on all of the art organizations and nonprofits in the city. If they have open calls for entry you should enter your work! You can also volunteer at some of these places to get to know the community and connect with other artists and art professionals.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
You can see my work locally at Cindy Lisicia Gallery at 4411 Montrose and at Asher Gallery at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. My New York agent is Uprise Art, www.upriseart.com. I’m also very active on Instagram you can find me at angel_oloshove or my website www.angeloloshove.com.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.angeloloshove.com
- Email: ANGEL.M.OLOSHOVE@GMAIL.COM
- Instagram: angel_oloshove
- Twitter: angel_oloshove
Image Credit:
Ryan Francisco, Ronald L. Jones
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