Vava Venezia Dellert
New Surrealism and Digital Satirical Pain-things
Vava Venezia graduated from the University of Saint Leo of Florida with an Associate's degree in Liberal Arts, with psychology and political science as her main subjects. Additionally, she graduated from Graham Webb Academy as a master colorist and hair stylist. She is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity at Thomas Edison State University.
Venezia engages in Neo-dada Art and New Surrealism, both of which reflect her sense of humor and innocence about life and death. With her photographs, she reveals intimate moments of a woman reflecting in a mirror before her - mysterious, playful, but at the same time lonely, nostalgic, and lost in a labyrinth of dreams. Like Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, and Sophie Calle, this is metoo Pop Art.
Venezia endeavors to increase awareness of sensitive and emotional subjects through her work and provoke responses that empower and enhance people's lives. In one of her recent projects, "Selfish Selfies," she documented her journey through depression, eating disorders, and suicide attempts and transformed into her present self, Vava. The objective of Selfish Selfies is to encourage women of all races and cultures to embrace beauty in all forms and to recognize that we can become whoever we aspire to be even through trauma and pain.
The project received immense success and exposure worldwide and was featured in Lens Magazine's June 2021 Issue #81, which was dedicated to the winner and finalists of the international competition in collaboration with Art Market Magazine and the Florence Biennale. Her work was showcased at the Florence Biennale 2021 as the Photography Finalist, focused on the theme "Eternal Feminine / Eternal Change."
During the past two decades, Venezia's artwork has been showcased in solo and group exhibitions, art fairs, online galleries, and published in various international art and photography publications.
WITH HER PHOTOGRAPHS, VENEZIA REVEALSINTIMATEMOMENTSOFAWOMAN REFLECTING IN A MIRROR BEFORE HER— MYSTERIOUS, PLAYFUL, BUT LONELY, NOSTALGIC, AND LOST IN A LABYRINTH OF DREAMS.
VENEZIA USES A NATIVIST STYLE TO EXPRESS HER CHILDLIKE VISION AND CREATE A FANTASY INNER LANDSCAPE.