Artist Information:
Vesna Jovanovic
Chicago, IL
United States
Member Since: Dec 2005
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Artist Statement:
Although I created and studied
art well before studying
chemistry, I owe a large part
of my current artistic
sensibility to my involvement
in science. During my pursuit
of chemistry, moments and
events gradually acquired
names and the world turned
into a language of formulas...
But once something could be
named and broken down it no
longer contained its powerful,
awe-inspiring mystery. As a
result, and despite my
continued love of chemistry, I
experienced anguish and a
desire to restore the enigma
of life.
In addition to my involvement
in science, various personal
experiences informed other
aspects of my creative
sentiment. For example, a lot
of my artwork exhibits merging
dualities. This stems from
influences such as illness,
culture shock and
identification with
ideologically conflicting
sides. The dual impact of
these events – the combination
of fortune and misfortune –
motivates my interest in the
unity of opposites and ways in
which they are integrated or
interchangeable. Firm
ideologies became meaningless,
and questioning or just
experiencing became more
valuable.
Instead of serving as a means
of self-expression or
communication, art fulfilled
the role that chemistry once
had: it became an avenue of
exploration and discovery.
Unlike chemistry however, art
reclaimed...
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Vesna Jovanovic's Free Artist Portfolio
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Although I created and studied art well before studying chemistry, I owe a large part of my current artistic sensibility to my involvement in science. During my pursuit of chemistry, moments and events gradually acquired names and the world turned into a language of formulas... But once something could be named and broken down it no longer contained its powerful, awe-inspiring mystery. As a result, and despite my continued love of chemistry, I experienced anguish and a desire to restore the enigma of life.
In addition to my involvement in science, various personal experiences informed other aspects of my... |
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Self Portrait, 2005
Color Photograph,
40 x 30 inches
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