NEWS
15/04/2008
"DSM-IV".
DSM-IV, thats the name of my last triptych. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, published in 1994 is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States, listing 297 disorders in 886 pages. It is used worldwide by clinicians and researchers as well as insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies and policy makers. I just uploaded it to the gallery, take a look at it if you got some minutes.
14/04/2008
"Interview for Postmediabooks, Milan".
Today my interview with Gianni Romano from Postmediabooks has been published. You can read it at the following Link.
07/04/2008
"Exhibition in Austria".
Good News! My Individual Exhibition in Austria is back again. Dates are 100% confirmed, opening will take place 4th October! More news comming soon.
06/04/2008
"Book Cover for Tartarus Press".
Frontispiece to a very small edition of Hoffmann's "The Sandman" which will be published very soon under Tartarus Press. The chosen picture was "Alive or just Breathing?", maybe some of you know this picture from my Flickr Gallery, it was one of my first submissions over there two years ago. It would be in a print run of only 500 copies.
06/03/2008
"Exhibition in Mexicali, Baja California".
First exhibition in Mexico at "Muestra Internacional de Cine y Video Golosina Visual 04"! Eight countries will form part of this event: Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain. More info at Exhibition page.
05/03/2008
"Back Again".
Hello World, I am back again! YES, I am still alive... think so. Got a hard time behind with lot of changes, with new thoughts and dreams. I am living a new start of everything full of hope and joy. Wanna thank those people out there who wrote me some words and those who wanted to push me up and missed my little pieces.
Big hug to all of you!
10/01/2008
"Urbandux Single Out Now!".
That's it! Watch the Artwork and listen to their songs over here: Urbandux.net.
24/12/2007
"Merry Christmas".
YES, it's Christmas! Time to enjoy, wait for Santa and get loads of gifts. It's also the time to show your near and dear ones that you care. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays :)!
20/12/2007
"Bad News".
My Individual Exhibition in Austria has been cancelled for the moment, I am waiting for some new dates from the place right now. These are really bad news for me becouse I was so happy to come over, but now I got to wait some more time... sadly!
20/12/2007
"Working together with Urbandux".
Urbandux is a mixture between the most rabid rock, poisoned in metal, and the beauty of jazz and pop band. Born in Spain and living in Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2005. At the moment they are working on their new upcoming album given to Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Within Temptation) who gets thrilled and mix the songs up. It´s featured by Zoltan Corsz on drums (Flower Kings, Karmakanic) and special guest Mattias Ia Eklund from Freak Kitchen. Now I got the pleasure to announce also my little participation in the story, I will be the one working on artwork and photography, it will be absolutely a great honor.
19/12/2007
"Individual Exhibition in Madrid".
Yesterday night was the opening of the collective exhibition at "4D Copa y Café". I am proud to tell that a lot of people came to see the works and spend a nice time. I am also proud to announce that I will probably have the chance to organize an individual exhibition for February at the same place before moving my photographies to Austria. Dates coming soon.
17/12/2007
"Channel on Youtube".
Atmospheric Studio has just uploaded one of the last videos done some months ago. It's a very conceptual video about the personal vision and interpretation of dreams. "Dreams are like balloons... as fragile and easy to destroy and disappear." Youtube Channel.
13/12/2007
"Collective Exhibition at 4D Copa y Café".
After nearly three months of living in Madrid, I have been invited to form part of a collective exhibition in a very centered and new place called "4D Copa y Café". It's next to "Plaza de Jacinto Benavente" taking the metro "Sol" or "Tirso de Molina". Opening will take place next Tuesday, December 18th, at 9pm.
17/10/2007
"Gallery".
Last night I started to add a lot of pictures from Flickr over my gallery in this site, still not finish but hope I will next days. I am also planning to make some new shoots this weekend :)! By the way, last monday I started classes at TAI, I think it's going to be great and I truely think that I gonna learn a lot over there.
09/10/2007
"100% Confirmed".
Opening at the ((Stereo)) Club in Klagenfurt, Austria, will be on March 7th next year 2008 and will last until the end of the month. Hour, name of the exhibition and number of photographies are still to confirm.
07/10/2007
"Upcomming Exhibition".
Comming back to home sweet home! I am so happy about telling you that next March 2008 I gonna open an exhibition at the ((Stereo)) Club in Klagenfurt, Austria. It will be the first time after 7 years that I come back to my hometown. I feel absolutly excited, it will be also the first time after so many years that I see my family over there! More info, dates and details comming soon.
05/10/2007
"Last dates for Casting".
The casting for the movie "El Amante de la Belleza" (The Beauty Lover), based on one of Víctor Saltero's books for which Atmospheric Studio (Ayose Trujillo & Jaqueline Vanek) did the cover is going to finish in the next 2 weeks. The movie is comming nearer and nearer! Meanwhile, there appeared several articles about the Saga in the most important spanish newspapers (El Mundo, El País, etc.).
31/09/2007
"In MADRID".
Hello everyone out there! It's nearly two weeks ago since I am living in Madrid now. After a really hard week searching for a new home I finally found a little studio, little but nice and new, 5-10 minutes away from Gran Via/Sol taking a metro. My new home is still a bit empty but I think it really gonna look awsome with some furnitures I am planning to buy as soon as I can. The best of it is the view I got one step out of my door, I can see the palace, the opera and a big amazing park, it really makes me feel a moment of peace in this big city full of stress.
31/08/2007
"JAQUELINE VANEK STORE".
I just made an account on BigCartel and uploaded all photographies I got for sale right now. Take a look if you want at this LINK. You will also find a new series over there called "Hidden Under".
Thank you all!
29/08/2007
"Moving to Madrid".
Next week, to be exactly Wednesday 5th September 2007, I gonna move to Madrid and live there for minimum a year. I enrolled in a MA Fashion, Portrait and Advertising course at TAI. Course will start 15th October, hope it will be great :)! Will be back with news as soon as possible.
Nice day,
Jaqueline.
10/08/2007
"Available for You".
+ Private commissioned work.
+ Promotional photography for bands.
+ Fine art nudes.
+ Commercial/ad photography.
+ Catalogue fashion photography.
+ Model portfolio development/comp cards.
+ Editorial & Portrait shoots.
+ Print Sale.
09/08/2007
"Dreams & Myspace".
My last series called "Dreams" was added. I will add more details about the back story of the images soon, as well as new merchandise (Prints, Posters, etc). From now on you can also add me as a contact on Myspace.
05/08/2007
"Male Nude Shooting".
I made a male nude shooting at Cruise Bar, the first leather bar in the Canary Islands. A small part of the result has been used for their new website design and the gallery, you can take a look at it over Here.
15/07/2007
"The Movie".
"El Amante de la Belleza" (The Beauty Lover), one of the books for which I did the cover Photography together with designer Ayose Trujillo, is comming soon to our cinemas. Casting has started past 10th July and the movie will be filmed as soon as all characters has been choosen. Official Site.
19/04/2007
"Digital Photography Meeting, Macaronesia 2007".
Next wednesday 25th, Tulio Gatti, Tato Gonçalves, Tomás Correa, Manuel Pérez and myself are going to discuss about Photography at the Gran Canary Digital Center. This is just one of the activities for the 3º Digital Photography Meeting. Entry is absolutly free. For more info: Gran Canaria Espacio digital.
01/04/2007
Published Photography - Book Cover .
Designer Ayose Trujillo and I, a little freelance group working under the name "Atmospheric Studio", made the book cover of "El amante de la Belleza" and "Sucedió en el Ave", books written by Víctor Saltero. Both available online at El Corte Inglés and at any spanish bookstore. For more info visit the Editorial.
31/01/2007
Interview with Arata Sasaki from "Hitspaper".
Hitspaper is a Japanese Online Magazine of ART. Arata Sasaki made me some really interesting questions about the beginning, identity and philosophy of my works, plans for future, etc. Interview online in english and japanese at the following Link.
29/01/2007
"Featured over ARTElista".
Artelista is a place where artists are able to sell their photographies, paintings, sculptures, drawings, etc. A place where you can buy original famous works from artists like Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Van Gogh, Auguste Renoir, Rubens, Monet, Rothko and many more all over the world. I add around ten of my works and the choosen one for featuring was "Place of Forest".
13/01/2007
"Featured over Humble Voice".
I have been featured over HumbleVoice.com as most interesting Photographer for this month! Humble Voice is a community of artists and those who appreciate them. For music bands, writers, designer and photographers. My photographies broke the "Top Viewed" charts the same day I register. After, it took only one day to be featured :D!
20/10/2006
One more Week.
That's it :), one more week! My exhibition at the ROOMing Bar is going to hold on one more week. Saturday 28th will be the last day for visit and of course there will be a Dj again for the whole weekend.
07/10/2006
Exhibition "Thoughts".
After some really busy weeks I am back with some great news! Next week, saturday 14th, I am going to present my first individual exhibition called "Thoughts" at the ROOMing Bar (Vegueta,Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain). It will take place at 10pm with Dj Javi "La Fabrica" and will last only one week. You all are welcome to take a look and spend some nice nights with Dj's retro-electro rock music and myself.
11/09/2006
"Funeral World" triptych.
I have just finished and add a little conceptual triptych called "Funeral World". A narrative selfportrait series with a surrealistic touch.
ABOUT ME
My name is Jaqueline Vanek and I was born on August 27th, 1984 in Villach (Kärnten), Austria. After High School I start studying Modelling & Casting, a two year long course applicated to Sculpture at an Art College on the Canary Islands, Spain. I was always interested in photography and design, making portraits and getting crazy with Photoshop, this was the reason I finally get into Artistic Photography in 2005, studying a two year long course full of passion and imagination. Ending summer 2007 I moved to Madrid, where I enrolled in a MA Fashion, Portrait and Advertising course at TAI (Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectáculos).
Lots of my work, mostly selfportraits, are based on daily emotions and sensations. Inspired by thoughts, images, music, notions or concepts formed by my mind. I love the experimentation of mixing the unexplainable, the sensual, the dramatic, the gripping and the scary. Disturbance, surprises, outrage and disgust by dark, conceptual and atmospherical images is what I want to reach in many pictures I work on. Photography is the perfect way to free my mind, be more creative and express my thoughts in a new way, a way of making my feelings, expressions and situations timeless in form of photography.