VANESSA SOLACE

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VANESSA SOLACE

About · Yerevan

Vanessa
Solace

Oil painting: religious and mythological subjects, their symbolism and their bearing on how we see the world now.

Vanessa Arakelyan · Artist and illustrator, painter · Yerevan, Armenia

Vanessa Arakelyan in a red dress, holding a bouquet of roses, standing beside her painting “The Washing” in the exhibition hall.

02 / Artist’s statement

Artist’s statement

Vanessa Solace is an Armenian painter, a graduate of the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia. The principal medium of my practice is oil painting. In my work I turn to religious and mythological subjects, exploring their symbolism, their emotional depth and their connection to how the world is perceived today. I am drawn to themes of faith, human nature, heroism and spiritual search. Through painting I seek to rethink classical images and to open a space for dialogue between history, culture and the viewer’s own experience.

A palette of mixed oil paint with two brushes and a palette knife; tubes and jars of paint behind it.
Studio
An open copy of Irina Shlionskaya’s book on mystical art, a bookmark illustrated by Vanessa Solace lying between the pages.
An open copy of Irina Shlionskaya’s book on mystical art, a bookmark illustrated by Vanessa Solace lying between the pages.

Education

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State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia

BA, Fine Art — Painting · GPA 3.58

Experience

  1. — present

    Illustrator

    Soft Construct

    • Create game visuals for web and mobile versions.
    • Design logos.
    • Prepare files for hand-off to developers, animators and marketing teams.
    • Design banners.
    • Create character concept art.

  2. — present

    Freelance illustrator and artist

    • Illustrate books and comics and take private commissions, carrying a project from first sketch to finished typeset spreads.
    • Work across traditional and digital media, combining oil painting and digital illustration within a single project.
    • Set designer and concept artist on a film project: visual concepts and work alongside the production team.

  3. —

    Design merchandiser

    Vega World LLC

    • Led a merchandising team of up to 10 people: allocating work across the floor and window displays, and training new hires in design merchandising.
    • Designed the sales floor and window displays and prepared the store for promotions and seasonal campaigns.
    • Organised customer events to bring in visitors, and gathered and analysed customer feedback.
    • Represented the store at Expo, produced designs for advertising shoots and ran collaborations with bloggers.

  4. —

    Furniture designer, private projects

    • Ran private commissions end to end: taking the brief, modelling the furniture in 3D and agreeing the final design with the client.
    • Oversaw the manufacturing process and the finished result in production.

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