Marianne Vlaschits

Marianne Vlaschits
Born	1983
Alma mater	The Slade School of Fine Art
Awards	Viennacontemporary Bildrecht SOLO Award (2020)

Marianne Vlaschits (born 1983) is an Austrian painter and installation artist.[1][2][3][4]

Vlaschits was born and raised in Vienna.[5]

Education

Vlaschits studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. She attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London.[3][6]

Art

Vlaschits is influenced by camp and kitsch aesthetic.[7][8] While she primarily creates paintings and installations, Vlaschits has extended her artistry to video and performance art.[9][10][11] Her style is characterized as simple, bold and comical.[8][11]

Vlaschits’ interest in astronomy is evident in her works. It often deals with extraterrestrial life and outer space. Her works are also reflections on gender, utopia, human existence and the future. Vlaschits said she is inspired with the thought of a utopian society where its inhabitants are not bounded by gender, sexualities and bodies.[7][8][12][13]

Selected works

• Self-Portrait as Planetary System[14]
• Bacchus (2011)[15]
• Blue Crystal Fire (2013)[16]
• Panama (2015)[10]
• Venus City (2016)[7]
• Neytiri but with straight hair (2017)
• Peekaboo (2017)
• Mothership (2017)
• Handsome Threesome (2018)
• A New Home (2018) [17]
• The Sword Swallowing Toad (2018)[18]
• Der Hase War Schuld (2018)
• Indigo (2020)[3]

References

1. "10 Young Female Artists' Perspectives on Femininity Today". Artnet News. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
2. "Von der "Fettecke" bis zum "Spliff"". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
3. "A short conversation with…Marianne Vlaschits". #viennacontemporary Magazine. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
4. "Ausstellungen in Salzburg: Mit dem Golem am Skilift". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
5. "Marianne Vlaschits". Artspace. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. "MARIANNE VLASCHITS". Galerie Sophia Vonier (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
7. "Dissolving in Infinity - A Conversation With Marianne Vlaschits | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
8. ""Dance With Me"". Vdrome. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
9. Österreich, PW-Magazine, Kulturverein für unabhängige Kulturberichterstattung in. "Studio Visits: Marianne Vlaschits und Daniel Ferstl". PW-Magazine (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
10. "Was ist ein schöner Körper und warum?: Die radikale Kunst von Marianne Vlaschits". www.vice.com (in German). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
11. "Metamorphic Garden: Fanni Futterknecht and Marianne Vlaschits". The Watermill Center. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
12. "marianne vlaschits". saloon-wien. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
13. "Marianne Vlaschits – A New Home – KubaParis". Retrieved 9 April 2021.
14. "Alice in burn-out land falling into futures". Retrieved 9 April 2021.
15. "Art of Orgy". Marianne Vlaschits. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
16. "Blue Crystal Fire". Marianne Vlaschits. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
17. "Marianne Vlaschits at Galerie Nathalie Halgand – Art Viewer". 28 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
18. "Marianne Vlaschits". The Sword-Swallowing Toad. Retrieved 9 April 2021.