Vergnacco
Aelita
Vasilisa Chugunova - Russia
2014
17° Simposio Internazionale di Scultura su pietre del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Pietra Aurisina
Artwork
Aelita, the protagonist of a Russian science fiction novel, is the daughter of the stars, an inhabitant of other worlds, an ideal woman, an alien, a perfect metaphor for the cosmos and universal energy. However, in the contrast between figurative and abstract elements, a second allegorical meaning is hidden, requiring a deeper interpretation of what underlies the image. The female figure becomes a representation of the very dynamics of thought, evolving and changing in interaction with others.
Piera Sgiarovello
The artist
Vasilisa Chugunova
Vasilisa Chugunova was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, into a family of artists; the niece of sculptors Zheleznyakova Galina and Aleksandr Tikhomirov, and the daughter of graphic artist Helen Chugunova. In 2004, she attended a training course at the Academy of Arts, and in 2005, she enrolled at the Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in St. Petersburg, where she graduated in 2011. Since 2012, she has been participating in international symposiums in Europe, China, and Costa Rica.