Hossein Valamanesh has become established as one of Australia's best-known contemporary artists. Often utilising the most elemental of natural materials - branches, flames, leaves, sand, mud, seeds, earth - Valamanesh seeks out an essential connection to place through the simplest of means. His poetic works explore issues such as cultural identity, history, memory and the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Hossein Valamanesh was born in Tehran in 1949. He lived with his Azerbaijani parents …showed first 75 words of 774 total…

…showed last 75 words of 774 total…balance in life Valamanesh said: "I realised it was about what you cannot touch because it resides in the centre. Physically, it describes the work and the feeling inside ourselves that we cannot lay hands." Hossein Valamanesh is a very talented and culturally inspired artist. His works are very enlightening because they make us ask ourselves about our culture and individuality. He has become well known around Adelaide and demonstrates his background in his works.