Artists
Vesna Parchet
Vesna is the only female artist in Attention Spam exhibition. Being of German origin, she was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan until the age of ten. She has been exposed to different cultures from a young age and at the age of twelve she concluded that art is her passion, which has translated into raw talent already from that young age. Her artistic training includes a BTEC Foundation Studies in Art & Design and a National Diploma in Printmaking at London College of Printing. For Vesna, “art is a reflection of life observations after all”, therefore she took 3 years time to travel around the world with the aim to enrich her life experiences.
Abstract Expressionism is one of Vesna’s favourite art movements, and its influence on her style is evident. On the other hand, cultural diversities and social backgrounds have always fascinated the female artist, being an important inspiration on her current work. Her artwork demonstrate a growing metamorphosis of her motif, “I like to use sketches as my main starting point. In that way I can fully rely on my subconscious to inspire the significance of what I choose to portray as they evolve into the final piece… My style is mostly figurative work that is fused with mechanical motif and imagery; I like how the two are integrated with one another to produce a hybrid being, representative of the changes in our beliefs and existence as humans.” explains the artist. Many of Vesna’s pieces express an almost abstract futuristic sensation because of her intention to portray the changes in society and surroundings in relationship to humans, their nature and their behavior.
"In traditional western art, you tend to have a message that the artist wants to convey to the viewer before they begin to paint. However, my style is more passive in approach, and I wait for the idea to evolve and develop as I work. I prefer the viewer to interpret his or her own message freely in my work. I use a lot of machinery to convey repetition of form and function. Humans are becoming more like programmable machines. I feel that mechanical form is a good metaphor for these changes in society, and how we are adapting to this for good and for bad."