Velkommen til kunstnerpresentasjon av Vanya Horwath torsdag 11. april kl 19.00.
Vanya Horwath (1992) er nyinnflyttet kunstner til Skien og har nettopp inntatt atelier på Spriten Kunsthall. Hun er opprinnelig fra Phoenix, Arizona, USA og har nylig avsluttet en master ved Royal College of Art, London, UK.
Vanya vil først gi en selvpresentasjon på mesaninen for så å åpne atelieret* for interesserte.
Artist statement:
The paintings begin with an idea – perhaps a cultural quotation expressed in colour or form – but the unpredictable behaviour of my materials is a catalyst for how the painting evolves as it diverges from an initial design. Drips, smears, glitches, cracks unapologetically permeate the surfaces of the paintings and expose the negotiation between my control and an insistent materiality. There is a dialogue between maker and material: I make a move, the material responds and the artist reacts. This call and response cycle is what realises the final image of the painting. Alongside process, the paintings amalgamate colour relationships, signs, symbols culled from material and visual cultures and varied genres while juxtaposing two and three-dimensional renderings to evoke a sense of uncanny familiarity that is difficult to define.
*Atelieret er kun tilgjengelig via trapper og dessverre ikke tilpasset bevegelseshemmede.
