Overview

Metka Vergnion is a Slovenia-born, Swiss adopted, Paris-educated artist who has a degree in photography and cinema from the Louis Lumière School; she is currently based in Lisbon. Her father, renowned Slovenian artist, photographer, and pedagogue introduced Vergnion to photography early on. What began as a childhood game, later captivated her and became her medium of artistic expression. Apart from exploring with black and white techniques, Vergnion transforms the image further in her series by adding color. The intensive, unusual color combinations and contrasts enhance the luminous and tonal transitions of her black and white photography. Her mixed medium approach distills and emphasizes certain aspects of the photograph, adding new dimensions, and drawing the viewer into a deeper engagenment with the work.

 

The various environments the artist resides in remain a constant leitmotif for her work. In the 80’s, she first encountered Chinese culture, and subsequently produced the series Chinese impressions and Made in HK. Japan- another of her adopted cultures, continues to be a strong source of inspiration in the artist’s life and work. By learning from its art forms, aesthetic concepts, and philosophy, new work emerges. Vergnion’s recent work is an assembly of elements from each of her artistic periods. In her series Osmosis, she explores the idea of duality in her original black and white photographic form. In Parallel Universe, her passion for color interwoven with graphic elements expresses the borderline between the seen and the unseen.

Series
Works
  • Metka Vergnion, Dogodek v moji sobi 2 / Happening 2, 1980 - 2004
    Dogodek v moji sobi 2 / Happening 2, 1980 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Dogodek v moji sobi 4 / Happening 4, 1980 - 2004
    Dogodek v moji sobi 4 / Happening 4, 1980 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Dogodek v moji sobi 1 / Happening 1, 1980 - 2004
    Dogodek v moji sobi 1 / Happening 1, 1980 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Dogodek v moji sobi 3 / Happening 3, 1980 - 2004
    Dogodek v moji sobi 3 / Happening 3, 1980 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Avtoštudija 2 / Self Study 2, 1978 - 2004
    Avtoštudija 2 / Self Study 2, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Tarča 2 / Target 2, 1982 - 2004
    Tarča 2 / Target 2, 1982 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Avtoštudija 1 / Self Study 1, 1978
    Avtoštudija 1 / Self Study 1, 1978
  • Metka Vergnion, Avtoštudija 3 / Self Study 3, 1978 - 2004
    Avtoštudija 3 / Self Study 3, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Avtoštudija 4 / Self Study 4, 1978 - 2004
    Avtoštudija 4 / Self Study 4, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Tarča 4 / Target 4, 1982 - 2004
    Tarča 4 / Target 4, 1982 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Moški 1 / Male Nude 1, 1978 - 2004
    Moški 1 / Male Nude 1, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Moški 3 / Male Nude 3, 1978 - 2004
    Moški 3 / Male Nude 3, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Moški 77 / Male Nude 77, 1978 - 2004
    Moški 77 / Male Nude 77, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Moški 4 / Male Nude 4, 1978 - 2004
    Moški 4 / Male Nude 4, 1978 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Razdvojenost / Duality, 1971–2004
    Razdvojenost / Duality, 1971–2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Prepričevanje / Persuasion, 1971–2004
    Prepričevanje / Persuasion, 1971–2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Obred lantern / Ritual, 1984–2004
    Obred lantern / Ritual, 1984–2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Molitev v Po Linu / Prayer in Po Lin, 1984–2004
    Molitev v Po Linu / Prayer in Po Lin, 1984–2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Kaligrafija 5 / Caligraphy 5, 1985–2004
    Kaligrafija 5 / Caligraphy 5, 1985–2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Shirley, 1985
    Shirley, 1985
  • Metka Vergnion, Šepetanja / Whispers, 1981 - 2004
    Šepetanja / Whispers, 1981 - 2004
  • Metka Vergnion, Jesensko zavetje / Seasonal Shelter, 2010
    Jesensko zavetje / Seasonal Shelter, 2010
  • Metka Vergnion, Vzorec mahu / Moss pattern, 2010
    Vzorec mahu / Moss pattern, 2010
  • Metka Vergnion, Žareče listje / Sparkling foliages, 2009
    Žareče listje / Sparkling foliages, 2009
  • Metka Vergnion, Češnjevo cvetje, odpada / Cherry Blossoms Blues, 2010
    Češnjevo cvetje, odpada / Cherry Blossoms Blues, 2010
  • Metka Vergnion, Lotusova metamorfoza 1 / Lotus Metamorphosis 1, 2010
    Lotusova metamorfoza 1 / Lotus Metamorphosis 1, 2010
  • Metka Vergnion, Objem / Embrace, 2009
    Objem / Embrace, 2009
  • Metka Vergnion, Spomin na pomlad / Memories of Spring, 2007
    Spomin na pomlad / Memories of Spring, 2007
  • Metka Vergnion, Leteči koi / Flying Koi, 2007
    Leteči koi / Flying Koi, 2007
  • Metka Vergnion, Obred / Ritual, 2008
    Obred / Ritual, 2008
  • Metka Vergnion, Kaplje / Raindrops, 2008
    Kaplje / Raindrops, 2008
  • Metka Vergnion, Kamnita krajina / Pebblescape, 2008
    Kamnita krajina / Pebblescape, 2008
  • Metka Vergnion, Galaktična srečanja / Galactic encounters, 2017
    Galaktična srečanja / Galactic encounters, 2017
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