J Valenzuela Didi uses urban spaces and metropolitan landscapes to explore the transience of life. A detached sense of isolation and impermanence is discovered within his portrayals of Queensland houses in his latest exhibition, ‘Shrine of the lost suburban’.
“Houses tell stories. They stir memories of days long-forgotten. They serve as functional monuments, solitary observers of the passing of time. I’m intrigued by the lives of houses. Old Queenslanders, Post-war homes, Fibros; each have their own distinct personalities, tales and ghosts.” – J Valenzuela Didi
J Valenzuela Didi has been a finalist and prize-winner in several prestigious art prizes including the Rotary Art Spectacular, Gold Coast Art Prize, Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, Sunshine Coast Art Prize, Redland Art Awards, Border Art Prize and the Publishers Cup Prize.
Image: Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts | J Valenzuela Didi
Acrylic on canvas | 61 x 91cm
