MONOCHROME

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Vanesa Wallet Hardi

MONOCHROME

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Vanesa Wallet Hardi

photo: Jan Stolín

Vanesa Wallet Hardi’s life retraces the events

of 20th century Central and East European

history, marked by the collapse of the Eastern

Block. The artist was born in 1971 in Vrbas –

Yugoslavia and she spent her childhood in

a Slovak vicinity in Vojvodina. From 1985 to

1989 she studied at the Design Art School of

Belgrade. Just before Yugoslavia was torn

apart, she moved to Slovakia where she

became a student at the High School for Fine

Arts (1990/1996 – Professor Jan Berger). She

took advantage of the borders opening to

undertake parallel studies at the Academy

of Fine Arts in Vienna (1994/1999 - Professor

Günter Damisch). After graduating, she settled

down in Prague with her family.

On entering her professional career, Vanesa

Wallet Hardi was awarded two prestigious

prizes of recognition: the Prize of the Austrian

Federal Ministry for her dissertation (awarded

on completion of her studies in Vienna) and

the TONAL Prize, awarded in 2000 for the

Young Artist of the Year in Slovakia.

Vanesa Wallet Hardi systematicaly devotes

herself to monochromy. The central theme

running thoughout her work is colour, its

potential and the means by which colour

can be brought into tangible essence and

evoke psychophysical effects. Monochrome

is not an impersonal concept for the artist, a

purely rationally constructed artefact, but a

real place into which the author’s gesture is

entering; marks of the physical process, the

treatment and the application of colour paste

are shown in it through individual handwriting

and personal colouristic preference is thus

revealed. The key theme in Vanesa Wallet

Hardi’s work is the relationship between

colour and background. The monochrome

surface enters into a complex and dynamic

game with the pad, whether involving a wide

repertoire of materials (canvas, wood, metal,

plexiglass, paper), or a space configuration

(area, overlapping of transparent surfaces,

3D installation). Contrary to the traditional

concept of picture hanging, emphasis is given

to the side part of the paintings – compounds

which bear the marks of overlapping colour

layers, thus giving evidence to the process

of how they were created, more than being

only a frontal area. Out of it evolves a kind of

emancipation of coloured surfaces in relation

with different sorts of agregates, which

enables the transformation of the space, the

layering, the overlapping and the addition of

individual colour fields.

The relations inducted in the frame of the art

work are more important than the cleanliness

of the monochrome areas.

The Work of Vanesa Wallet Hardi doesn’t

however lead towards a conceptual reflection

of monochrome painting. The rationally

conceived structure serves in essence as a

means to achieving an intuitive and expressive

artistic gesture. The artist herself says:

"What is interesting for me is the transfer of

energy – mental energy in the material. The

painting emerges as a transformation of a

strong experience into the reached shape

by reduction. The paintings represent the

concentration of feelings and thoughts. I

create a dialogue between each of them,

similarly as with the given space. A clear order

and tension result from that".

The artistic process doesn’t stop at the

level of individual paintings. Plenty of them

– especially the smaller ones – emerge

as a compound that ends up becoming a

composition of a far higher rank. They then

become elements of a painting constellation

realized for different exhibitions, reacting

to space conditions and the proportions of

different galleries. The appearance of the

painting compound changes every time in a

new dynamic of emotional and psychophysical

effect of the colour fields.

Zbyněk Sedláček

M o n o c h r o m e .

I u n d e r s t a n d m y p i c t u r e s t o b e t h e d i r e c t e x p r e s s i o n o f m y i n n e r s e l f . F o r m e i t i s

a b o u t c o n v e y i n g e n e r g y – p u t t i n g p h y s i c a l e n e r g y i n t o t h e m a t e r i a l . T h e p i c t u r e e m e r g e s a s

a r e s u l t o f t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f a s t r o n g e x p e r i e n c e i n r e a l i t y

i n t o a p u r e a n d s i m p l e s h a p e a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h r e d u c t i o n . M y p i c t u r e s r e p r e s e n t t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n

o f f e e l i n g s a n d t h o u g h t s . T h e y f o r m a d i a l o g u e n o t o n l y b e t w e e n e a c h

o t h e r b u t a l s o w i t h i n a g i v e n s p a c e . T h i s r e s u l t s i n c l e a r o r d e r a n d t e n s i o n .

Space.

C l e a r o r d e r .

Colour.T h e b o r d e r , t h e l i m i t , t h e e d g e s a r e i n t e r e s t i n g t o m e - t h e

p o i n t a t w h i c h s o m e t h i n g e n d s a n d s o m e t h i n g n e w b e g i n s .

I a m a l s o f a s c i n a t e d b y e l e m e n t s w h i c h a r e n e a r

s o m e t h i n g e l s e , n a t u r a l l y s u p p l e m e n t i n g e a c h o t h e r .

R u i n i n g , d e s t r u c t i o n , a n d a g a i n c r e a t i o n . R e p e t i t i o n .

E x p e r i e n c e .

E m p t i n e s s i s t h e t h e m e

A n a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e r o o m ’ s e n e r g y

T h e b o r d e r , t h e e d g e i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o m e – r e p e t i t i t o n

S o m e t h i n g t h a t e x i s t s i n c l o s e r e l a t i o n t o t h e

o t h e r , n a t u r a l l y c o m p l e m e n t i n g e a c h o t h e r ,

M a t e r i a l , S p a c e , C o l o u r

A d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n t h e p i c t u r e a n d t h e r o o m ,

P u r e o r d e r a n d t e n s i o n

R e p e a t e d l y f o r m i n g a n e w v i s i o n o f c o l o u r

S e a r c h i n g f o r t h e r i g h t c o l o u r a n d s h a p e

C o m p o s i t i o n a c t u a l l y d o e s n ’ t e x i s t , o n l y s t r u c t u r e a n d p r o c e s s e s

P i c t u r e s c a n n o t b e u n d e r s t o o d t h r o u g h e x p l a n a t i o n s ,

b u t r a t h e r t h r o u g h t h e e x p e r i e n c e o f s u r v i v a l .

P r o c e s s .

p a r a l l e l

I w o r k o n d i f f e r e n t p i c t u r e s a t t h e s a m e t i m e , r e p e a t e d l y o v e r p a i n t i n g t h e m .

I l o o k f o r t h e r i g h t s h a p e , p r o p o r t i o n a n d c o l o u r . I d o n o t p a y a t t e n t i o n t o s y m b o l s b u t t o

t h e o v e r a l l s t r u c t u r e . T h i s w o r k i n g p r o c e s s r e m a i n s r e a d a b l e a n d i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r m e .

E m a n c i p a t i o n o f c o l o u r e d s u r f a c e s .

D y n a m i c g a m e .

I n b e t w e e n .

D i a l o g u e n o t o n l y b e t w e e n

t h e p i c t u r e s t h e m s e l v e s b u t

w i t h t h e s p a c e a r o u n d t h e m .

W o r k .

T h e c o n t e n t o f a p i c t u r e

i s i n i t s s t r u c t u r e ,

e i t h e r i n c o m b i n a t i o n o r

t h r o u g h t h e i s o l a t i o n

o f b a s i c e l e m e n t s .

T h e c o n t e n t i s f o r w a r d e d

t h r o u g h t h e s u r v i v a l o f t h e

f o r m , t h u s b e c o m i n g r e a l i t y .

W h a t i n t e r e s t s

m e i s e m p t i n e s s ,

s i l e n c e a n d

a b s t r a c t n e s s :

p r o c e s s , p u r i t y

a n d a r e d u c t i o n

d o w n t o s i m p l e ,

b a s i c s h a p e s .

T h e c o l o u r i n m y

w o r k r e p r e s e n t s

m y f e e l i n g s a n d

e n e r g y . S p a c e

a n d m a t e r i a l a l s o

p l a y a s i g n i f i c a n t

r o l e . M y w o r k

r e p r e s e n t s

a s e a r c h f o r

h a r m o n y a n d

b a l a n c e , a s e a r c h

f o r t h e r i g h t

c o l o u r , a d i a l o g u e

n o t o n l y b e t w e e n

t h e p i c t u r e s

t h e m s e l v e s b u t

w i t h t h e s p a c e

a r o u n d t h e m .

C o l o u r i n m y w o r k

i s t h e c o n v e y o r o f

c o n t e n t .

photo: Jan Stolín

photo: Jan Stolín

T r a n s f o r m a t i o n .

photo: Jan Stolín

Vanesa Wallet HardiBorn 71/02/02 in Yugoslavia

1994 - 1999 Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (AT)

Department of Painting and Graphics - Prof. Gunter Damisch; 1999 Diplom Mag.Art.

1990 - 1996 Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava (SK)

Department of Painting - Prof. Jan Berger; 1996 Diplom Mag.Art.

1985 - 1989 School for Design, Department of Graphic Design, Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

Awards

2002 Award from the Center of Visual Arts, Zlatno Oko, Novi Sad, (Yugoslavia)

2000 Young Artist of the Year, Bratislava (SK)

1999 Austrian Ministry of Science and Research Prize for Dipolma Work, Vienna (AT)

Scholarships

1998 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (FR)

Atelier and Künstlerhaus Haid (DE)

1992 and 1994 International Summer Academy for Fine Arts in Salzburg (AT)

Selected solo exhibitions

2011 "Energieträger", Gallery die Aktualität des Schönen..., Liberec (CZ)

2010 My colours, KC Beseda, Prague (CZ)

2008 Process.Structure.Colour, Gallery Plank, Vienna (AT)

2007 Process.Structure.Colour, House of Arts, Ceske Budejovice (CZ)

Process.Structure.Colour, House of Arts, Opava (CZ)

COLORATION, Faculty of Arts and Crafts and Design, Usti nad Labem (CZ)

At the edge of the picture, Gallery under the Townhall, Prague (CZ)

2005 Gallery Goller, Selb, Germany (DE)

2004 Organic color - Organic space, Municipal gallery, Bratislava (SK)

2003 Gallery Emila Filly, Municipal Museum, Usti nad Labem (CZ)

2002 Gallery U bileho jednorozce, Klatovy (CZ)

Center for Visual Culture, Zlatno Oko, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia)

2001 Gallery at the University, Linz (AT)

"Ein Bild muß nichts sagen, nur sein", Gallery Plank, Vienna (AT)

Gallery Doraart, Varaždin (Croatia)

Academy of Law and Taxes, Vienna (AT)

1999 Bild und Raum, Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (AT)

Nebeneinander, SVA-Gallery, Vienna (AT)

1998 Transit, Gallery Tatrasoft, Bratislava (SK)

1995 Gallery Trabant, Vienna (AT)

Selected group exhibitions

2011 Berliner Liste, Berlin (DE)

2009 Czech Contemporary Art, "parallel lines III", Gallery Heritage, Moscow (RU)

Atelier of paintings, House of Arts, Bratislava (SK)

2007 Curator experiment – "reflexion media painting in media photography",

Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno (CZ)

2006 VIENNAFAIR (Gallery Artmarkt), Vienna (AT)

Sommerfrisch, Gallery Artmarkt, Vienna (AT)

Immer schön im Rythmus bleiben, Gallery Plank, Vienna (AT)

2005 COLORS, STRIPES, LINES; Gallery Exner, Vienna (AT)

Contemporary Slovak Art, SOGA, Bratislava (SK)

Flags Festival, Zlatno Oko Center for Visual Culture, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia)

Art Prague (CZ)

2004 Konzepte auf Papier, U.B.R.Gallery, Salzburg (AT)

Perfect tense, Residence of the Slovak Republic, Washington (US)

Contemporary Slovak Art, SOGA, Bratislava (SK)

2003 Art Innsbruck (Gallery Lindner Vienna) (AT)

Art Frankfurt (Gallery Lindner, Vienna) (AT)

Art Cologne (Gallery Lindner) (DE)

Picture : object and symbol, Slovak Institute, Prague (CZ)

7. international Biennale for Miniature Art, Cultural Center, Gornji Milanovac, (Yugoslavia)

2002 New Pictures, U.B.R Gallery - Salzburg (AT)

16. Grand Prix de la ville de Saint-Grégoire, France (FR)

3. international Triennale of Contemporary Art – Balkanart,

Vojvodina Museum, Novi Sad, (Yugoslavia)

"What is behind that curtain?" Gallery Plank, Vienna (AT)

New Connection, World Financial Centre, Courtyard Gallery, New York (US)

Art Bodensee (Gallery Plank, Vienna), Dornbirn (AT)

3X Painting, Residence of the Slovak Republic, New York (US)

Art Frankfurt (Gallery Peter Lindner, Vienna) (AT)

3rd Exhibition of Contemporary Slovak Art,

Residence of the American Ambassador, Bratislava (SK)

Danubiana, Museum of Modern Art, Bratislava Čunovo (SK)

Schloß Halbturn (AT)

New Connection, Mirbach Palace, Municipal Gallery, Bratislava (SK)

New Connection, National Gallery - Veletrzni Palac, Prague (CZ)

Belgrade. K, Gallery K., Paris (FR)

Utisak/Otisak, international Manifestation Gegenwartskunst, Varaždin (Croatia)

2000 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (FR)

Gallery K, Paris (FR)

Tonal 2000, Palffy Palace – Municipal Gallery, Bratislava (SK)

Galeria L’Agostiniana, Rome, Italy (IT)

KunstWien 2000, Gallery Plank (AT)

Welcome Understanding, Bratislava (SK)

1999 Palazzo Braschi, Forli (IT)

Young Line 3rd, Gallery Station 3, Vienna (AT)

Stop the violence!, Academy of Fine Arts and MAK, Vienna (AT)

Kunst Wien 99 (Gallery Plank) (AT)

Die Kunst der Linie – Zeichnung 99 – Allgemeine Sparkasse OÖ, Linz (AT)

LinienKunstmesse Linz, (Gallery Peter Lindner Wien), Linz (AT)

1998 Gallery der Künstler, Münich (DE)

Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (FR)

Da-zwischen-da, Gallery Kunsttreff Künigelberg, Vienna (AT)

Diversities, spices & academies, Semper Depot, Vienna (AT)

House of the Arts, Bratislava (SK)

1997 "ein fiktiver Dialog mit Wittgenstein", Haus Wittgenstein, Vienna (AT)

Prostor - Gallery Sypka, Osova Bityska (CZ)

Cold Front London-Vienna, Gallery Bricks&Kicks, Vienna (AT)

Photo: Jan Stolín

CIP – Каталогизација у публикацијиБиблиотека Матице српске, Нови Сад

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VALET Hardi, Vanesa, 1971 - Monochrome : [visual publication] / Vanesa Wallet Hardi ;[фотоґрафиї Jan Stolín, Jan Mahr, Vanesa Wallet Hardi]. -Нови Сад : Руске слово , 2012 ( Нови Сад : Stojkov ). - 48 str. : ilustr. u bojama ; 20 cm . - ( Аrt off / MAK ; 5 )

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ISBN 978-86-7105-247-4

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