Disturbing the order of things: odd (framed)

Ange is a queer artist from Sydney working on Gadigal land and explores themes of queer representation, empowerment and identity. Investigating and experiencing the plasticity of gender is a key aspect of Ange’s work. Queer lives also, can operate outside the “norm” and hold moments of heartbreak and struggle from childhood to adulthood. By using and redefining commonplace and recognisable objects through the lens of the queer, Ange delves into real life and fictional stories of lesbians, drag kings and male impersonators exploring a long and often difficult history. Works span still life, portraiture, and sculpture combining objects and characters to create personal stories and destabilising gender categories. Queer theory is examined to understand how standards of normalcy are formed, not only through institutional categorisations of gender and sexuality, but also through social expectations produced through the structures of capitalism. Ange suggest that queer rejects the notion of identity itself and eroticism, intimacy and selfhood are constantly in-flux. Ange is completing their Masters of Art at National Art School in Sydney, NSW.