Vetrina#16 – Daria Dmytrenko: Intrico

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For Vetrina#16, Mara Sartore has invited Venice-based artist Daria Dmytrenko (b.1993, Ukraine). Working between painting and sculpture, Dmytrenko explores the visual expression of the subconscious, using intuitive impulses as a tool to bring forth deep memories and fears and transform them into visual compositions. She is fascinated by the obscurity of the human mind: she explores memories, fears, and nightmares, which appear in her artworks in the forms of monsters and anthropomorphic beasts that, in a way, all represent herself.

For this occasion, the artist will present “Intrico”, a site-specific installation where she will compare the subconscious to a dense forest. The thickness of the trees represents the complexity and depth of the human mind, while the creatures glancing from the bushes are incarnations of the emotional states, memories, and nightmares. They inhabit this space silently and steadily, existing in a kind of parallel time and dimension, not wishing to be discovered. The viewer can only peek carefully, without invading that balanced and untouched world.

"Vetrina" is a series of exhibitions curated by Mara Sartore for Vino Vero, in collaboration with Lightbox. After exploring the broad theme of nature through the site-specific works of the first nine invited artists, the focus has shifted towards creating a platform for women artists. This phase exclusively involves female artists, bold and provocative in different ways, who have always used their art to foster constructive reflections on the contemporary world. The challenge is to present works of art in a limited space and in direct contact with the public, where the Vetrina becomes an integral part of the artwork itself, rather than just a place for exhibiting goods.