Meet & Greet @ Innovation Studio + Store: Zhenya Parish

Welcome a new Resident Artist to MoCA Arlington’s Innovation Studio + Store in August: Zhenya Parish. Learn about her practice, work, and find out her plans and interest for her six week residency at the Innovation Studio!

Artist Statement

“Abstract expressionism lets me dance between perception, realization and self-observation. To gain access to emotional dynamics, I explore relationships between shapes and colors. I believe that the beauty of the abstract form encourages and invites the observer to participate in dialogue. From these exchanges, understanding is not fixed, but variable, opening up possibilities.

I focus on rounder organic forms and objects that float on the canvas using a layering process. I avoid straight and hard lines to open up the forms to greater interpretation, resulting in a less rigid definition to foster the exploration of multiple dimensions.

With the abstract form, I am able to express and excite a visceral response that creates a dialogue between shape, form, and reality–a pictorial language that differs from commonly held expressions. Through this discourse, I encourage an exploration of dialogue that questions perception and understanding, inviting the viewer to write their own story.”