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Transitory Moments are from a larger exhibition centred around a large-scale hand carved linocut print previously exhibited as part of the 2024 Burnie Print Prize in Tasmania. In these fragments of its latest iteration in Brisbane Villanueva extends the work’s evolving narrative—one shaped by movement, shifting perspectives, and the layered experiences of migration. Carved using traditional linocut techniques, the work blends personal memory with collective history. It draws on the visual language of the Lira Popular, an 18th-century Chilean print tradition that made stories accessible to those with limited literacy—using bold graphic forms and direct narratives to foster engagement. In a similar spirit, Transitory Story seeks to open up space for recognition and belonging through visual storytelling.
At its core, Transitory Moments explores everyday fragments of urban life through the lens of a migrant, documenting the social, cultural, and political textures of Narrm (Melbourne) and the fleeting moments in public life.
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Born in Chile, lives and works in Melbourne.
Miguel Andres Villanueva is a Chilean visual artist who has been based in Australia since 2018. He currently works as a Master Linocut and Etching Printmaker for Aboriginal Art Centres, bringing 18 years of experience in relief printing on paper and textiles using wood and linoleum. Andy’s work critically engages with themes such as poverty, folklore, culture, and social inequality.
Villanueva’s practice draws on the visual language of the Lira Popular, an 18th-century Chilean print tradition that made stories accessible to those with limited literacy—using bold graphic forms and direct narratives to foster engagement. Seeking to open up space for recognition and belonging through visual storytelling.
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