MAJA VRABER TRABE: MISTIČNI SVET POD GLADINO

O umetnici

Maja Vraber Trabe, rojena 7. 7. 2000, prihaja iz okolice Maribora. Po končani osnovni šoli je obiskovala Srednjo šolo za oblikovanje Maribor, smer grafično oblikovanje, maturirala je v letu 2019.

 V času izobraževanja je bila uspešna tudi na več projektih, prvi segajo v osnovnošolske dni, ko je dvakrat sodelovala na likovni koloniji na gradu Fala in na likovni koloniji v Drava centru. V letu 2018 je v sodelovanju z Društvom za evropsko zavest v sklopu projekta Skozi njene oči oblikovala plakat na temo enakopravnosti med spoloma, ki je v mesecu februarju (mednarodni dan žena) krasil ulice Maribora. V letih 2018–2019 je razstavljala tudi na Festivalu oblikovanja Maribor (FOMB), leta 2018 v kategorijah Plakat in Strip, v letu 2019 pa je oblikovala štiri majice s perečo tematiko onesnaževanja okolja in posledic, ki jih prinaša.

V letih 2019–2021 je nabirala izkušnje tudi v Klubu mariborskih študentov (KMŠ), opravljala je delo ilustratorke in grafične oblikovalke. Trenutno študira likovno pedagogiko na Pedagoški fakulteti Univerze Maribor.

Maja Vraber Trabe se na WebNox-u predstavlja s serijo desetih del Mistični svet pod gladino, naslikanih v tehniki gvaša. Osrednji motiv so morske deklice, ki jih je umetnica upodobila v simplističnem slogu, pri čemer tudi izstopa, da so morske deklice, ki so sicer v pop kulturi ekstremno seksualizirane, tukaj upodobljene spolno nevtralno, s čimer umetnica kritizira tako seksualizacijo ženskih teles kot tudi lepotne ideale, ki dekleta in ženske mnogokrat zaznamujejo. Kljub simplizmu in odsotnosti obraza je Maja s kompozicijo in postavitvijo telesa odlično prikazala čustva – morske deklice so tako melanholične, igrive …

Dela delujejo fluidno in so izredno dinamična.  Majin slog odlikujejo natančne linije, ploskovit nanos barve; kompozicijo pa nadgradi z dinamičnimi in fluidnimi ozadji, s katerimi pride osrednji motiv še posebej do izraza. S premišljenimi in načrtnimi prazninami svojim delom doda globino in dimenzijo.

Njenemu ustvarjanju lahko sledite na Instagramu na povezavi https://www.instagram.com/mayavart/?hl=en.

POGOVOR Z MAJO

Poletje nas je končno obsijalo s soncem in boljšimi razmerami, zato sva tokrat lahko pogovor opravili kar po starem – v živo. Maja povedala nekaj več o svojem ustvarjanju, slogu, inspiraciji in še več. Če vas zanima, kaj ima za povedati mlada umetnica Maja, si oglejte videoposnetek pogovora.

Maji se v imenu ekipe galerije Media Nox iskreno in ji želim veliko uspeha na nadaljnji umetniški poti.

MAJA VRABER TRABE: MYSTICAL WORLD UNDER THE SURFACE

About the artist

Maja Vraber Trabe, born on 7 July 2000, comes from the surroundings of Maribor. After primary school she attended the Maribor Secondary School of Design, majoring in graphic design, graduating in 2019.

 During her education, she was also successful in several projects, the first dating back to her primary school days, when she participated twice in the art colony at Fala Castle and in the art colony at the Drava Centre. In 2018, in cooperation with the Association for European Awareness, she designed a poster on gender equality in the project Through Her Eyes, which graced the streets of Maribor in February (International Women's Day). In 2018-2019, she also exhibited at the Festival of Maribor Design (FOMB), in 2018 in the Poster and Comic categories, and in 2019 she designed four T-shirts with the urgent topic of environmental pollution and its consequences.

In 2019-2021, she also gained experience in the Maribor Students' Club (KMŠ), working as an illustrator and graphic designer. She is currently studying art pedagogy at the Faculty of Education, University of Maribor.

Maja Vraber Trabe presents her series of ten works Mystical World Under the Surface, painted in gouache, at WebNox. The central motif is mermaids, which the artist depicts in a simplistic style, and it also stands out that mermaids, who are otherwise extremely sexualised in pop culture, are here depicted in a gender-neutral way, in which the artist criticises both the sexualisation of women's bodies and the ideals of beauty that often stigmatise girls and women. Despite the simplism and the absence of a face, Maja's composition and body positioning perfectly portray emotions - the mermaids are so melancholic, playful ...

The works are fluid and extremely dynamic.  Maja's style is characterised by precise lines, flat application of colour; the composition is enhanced by dynamic and fluid backgrounds, which make the central motif particularly prominent. With thoughtful and deliberate voids, she adds depth and dimension to her works.

You can follow her work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mayavart/?hl=en.

CONVERSATION WITH MAJA

Summer finally brought us sunshine and better conditions, so this time we were able to have the old-fashioned conversation - in person. Maja told us more about her work, style, inspiration and more. If you're interested in what young artist Maja has to say, check out the video of our conversation.

On behalf of the Media Nox Gallery team, we would like to express our sincere thanks to Maja and wish her every success in her future artistic journey.