'Wolf in sheep’s clothing', a solo exhibition by Ann-Marie Tully @ NIROXprojects | Arts on Main | Maboneng | Johannesburg | June 2013.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left,
 Wolf in sheep's clothing (2012-2013) & on the Right, Icarus (2013).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the far Left, Brak 
(2013) & on the far Right, Let sleeping dogs lie - George (2011).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, 
Let sleeping dogs lie - George, & on the Right, Dog-eat-dog series (2010-2013).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view:

Dog-eat-dog series (2010-2013).

Ann-Marie Tully, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - George, 2011. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, 

70cm x 100cm.

Ann-Marie Tully. Dog—eat—dog: Gas Mask I, 2013. Gesso

and oil on Fabriano

Ann-Marie Tully. Dog—eat—dog: Gas mask II, 2013. 
Gesso and oil on Fabriano.

Ann-Marie Tully. Dog—eat—dog: Nabis gas mask, 2013. Gesso and oil on Fabriano.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Right, 
Furbourough frog sculptures (2013), & on the far Left, Lamb to the slaughter (2013) 
series; &  Let sleeping dogs lie - Max (2012) and Tessa (2011) in the middle.

Ann-Marie Tully, Furbourough Frogs ( 2013). Two ceramic, cobalt oxide frog sculptures, 
mirrors, faux fur, antique ball and claw kist.

Ann-Marie Tully, Furbourough: Mrs Siddons and the infanta of the hunt, (2013). 

Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror, faux fur. (H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Furbourough: Lord of the plains and domestic godesses, (2013). 
Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror, faux fur. (H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Max, 2012. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, 

70cm x 100cm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie - Tessa, 2011. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, 70cm x 100cm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Lamb to the slaughter IX. Ink on Fabriano 210mm x 230mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, Icarus (2013), 
the Fleeced (2013) series in the middle, and Dumb valet (2013) on the right.

Ann-Marie Tully, Icarus, 2013. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, found fur shawl, cotton thread. 

2500mm x 700mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: Fleeced (2013) series. 

Cotton waste and thread on Fabriano. 430mm x 380mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Fleeced III & IV (detail). Cotton waste and thread on Fabriano.
 430mm x 380mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Fleeced V (detail). Cotton waste and thread on Fabriano. 430mm x 380mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Fleeced IV (detail). Cotton waste and thread on Fabriano. 
430mm x 380mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, Icarus 
(2013), the Fleeced (2013) series in the middle, and Dumb valet (2013) on the right.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) mezzanine installation view.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left,  Dumb valet 
(2013), Metamorphoses (2012) series, and Running with the hares and hunting with the 
hounds (2013) in the middle. Brak (2013) on the right.

Ann-Marie Tully, Metamorphoses (2012) series. Indian ink, cotton, paper.

Ann-Marie Tully, Metamorphoses: Judas goat (2012).

 Indian ink, cotton, paper.

Ann-Marie Tully, Brak I, 2013. Gesso and oil on Fabriano. 1500mm x 1500mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Running with the hares, and hunting with the hounds, 
2013. Gesso and oil paint on Fabriano, faux fur, cotton thread.

Ann-Marie Tully, Dumb valet, 2013. Wooden furniture, fur shawl, mirror.

Ann-Marie Tully, Dumb valet, 2013. Wooden furniture, fur shawl, mirror.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, Let sleeping 
dogs lie - Jessica (2011), the Curl up and die (2011) series in the middle;Las Meninas IV
 (2013) in the foreground, and Shewolf I (2012) in the background.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: Curl up and die (2011) 
series. Oil on paper, 21 x 30cm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Let sleeping dogs lie - Jessica. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, 35 x 50cm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas IV (top front view), 2013. Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror. 
(H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas IV (top front view), 2013. Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror. 
(H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas IV (top front view), 2013. Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror. 
(H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Right, Room to 
swing a cat (2013) series, and Shewolf I (2012) in the background.

Ann-Marie Tully, Shewolf I. Gesso and oil on Fabriano, cotton, faux fur,  100 x 70cm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, lamb to 
the slaughter (2013), and the Room to swing a cat (2013) series.

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat II & III (2013) installation view.

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat II, 2013. Gesso and oil paint on Fabriano,  
140 mm x 210 mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) installation view: on the Left, Furborough 
(2013) frog series, & on the Right, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2012-2013) ).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing I, 2012-2013. Gesso, 
oil paint, found dress, faux fur, and cotton thread on Fabriano. 
2500mm (H) x 650mm (W).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing I, (detail), 2012-2013. 
Gesso, oil paint, found dress, faux fur, and cotton thread on 
Fabriano. 2500mm (H) x 650mm (W).

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) mezzanine installation view: in the 
foreground, Las Meninas II & III (2012-13),  Let sleeping dogs lie- Flying Poppit 
(2012) on the Right back; and the Room to swing a cat (2013) series at the staircase.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) mezzanine installation view: 
Let sleeping dogs lie- Flying Poppit (2012).

Ann-Marie Tully, Let sleeping dogs lie - Flying Poppit, 2013. Gesso and oil on 100% 
cotton Fabriano. 

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat (2013) series descending 
the staircase.

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat IV, 2013. Gesso and oil paint on Fabriano, 
140 mm x 210 mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat V, 2013. Gesso and oil paint on Fabriano, 
140 mm x 210 mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Room to swing a cat VII, 2013. Gesso and oil paint on Fabriano, 
140 mm x 210 mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) mezzanine installation view.

Ann-Marie Tully, Wolf in sheep's clothing (2013) mezzanine installation view: in the 
foreground, Las Meninas II & III (2012-13), and Lamb to the slaughter (2013) works 
on the far wall.

Ann-Marie Tully,  Lamb to the slaughter I & III (2013).

Indian ink on Fabriano, 210mm x 220mm.

Ann-Marie Tully,  Lamb to the slaughter VI (2013). Indian ink on Fabriano, 
210mm x 220mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie—Jessica & Tessa (2012). Gesso & 

oil on paper, 300mm x 420mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas II & III (2012-2013). Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror. 
(H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas II (2012-2013). Ceramic, cobalt oxide, mirror. 
(H) 120mm x (W) 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Las Maninas II & III (2012-2013). Ceramic, 
cobalt oxide, mirror. (H) 120mm x (W), 130mm x (D) 100mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Cat of nine lives, 2012 (mezzanine table).Found fur object, cotton waste, 
wood. 230mm x 230mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Cat of nine lives, 2012. Found fur object, cotton waste, wood. 
230mm x 230mm.

Ann-Marie Tully, Dogma: Lupine Madonna I & II, 2011-2012. Acrylic, oil and cotton
 on found textile, embroidery hoop, 150mm diameter. 

My art and research practice is concerned with the lives of animals, the relation of the human to the non-human, and the reductive representation of animal beings. The tendency of the human to express the self through the allegorical vehicle of the animal (animal-autobiography)[i] is measured and disarticulated in this visual body of work including oil paintings, textiles and ceramics.

Philosophically and materially animals have long been the most estranged and disempowered creatures on earth — the Aristotelian and Cartesian theses have proposed animals as little more than automata.[ii] This derisive philosophy has embedded itself in cultural practices, language and [un]consciousness; erasing the agency of non-human beings. Artworks featured on this exhibition address this human/animal dialectic.

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[i] Derrida, J. 2002. The animal that therefore I am (more to follow). Trans. D. Wills. Critical Inquiry 28(2):402.

[ii] Lippit, A. M. 1994. Afterthoughts on the animal world. MLN. Vol. 109, No. 5, Comparative Literature Issue (December). John Hopkins University Press:89.