Elena Paraskeva - The Second Self (Self-Portrait)

I arbeidet utfordrer jeg vår selvoppfatning versus hvordan andre oppfatter oss og virkeligheten selv. Hvor ofte gjenspeiler vårt konstruerte selv nøyaktig måten andre ser oss på?

Arkiverte pigmentbaserte Giclee Limited Edition, bruker Epson SureColor P9570 UltraChrome Pro12 HD-blekk.
Print: 40cmX60cm - Bilde: 38cmX57cm
Signert/talgningsnummerert/med autentisitetssertifikat.

Vennligst merk at kunstverk vist som veggkunst er av varierende trykkstørrelser.

ELENA PARASKEVA sin arbeid holdes i offentlige, institusjonelle og bedriftskolleksjoner, inkludert Public Art Department of Sweden (Västra Götaland Government), Boston Hospital USA (stor installasjon på 500 cm ved inngangen til barnekreftavdelingen), Australian National University, Thalassa Museum, Affinity (Serif), og mange andre.
ELENA PARASKEVA har mottatt internasjonal anerkjennelse og prestisjetunge priser fra Hasselblad Masters, World Masters of Photography, LensCulture, Aesthetica, Prix de la Photographie Paris, International Photography Awards (IPA), Neutral Density Awards og mange andre. Hun ble utnevnt til PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (2024 / 2023 / 2021 / 2018) av fire internasjonale fotografisamfunn.

Hennes arbeid har blitt vist i EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTET i Brussel og har blitt publisert i Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian (UK & Australia), The Times, Vogue.it, Aesthetica, LensCulture, PDN, Photography Masterclass og mange andre.
Hun har stilt ut på store biennaleer og gallerier i NYC, Paris, Tokyo, London, Dubai, Wien, Barcelona, München, Kuala Lumpur, Firenze, Frankfurt, Málaga, Linz, Graz og Siena.

Siden 2021 har hun fungert som jurymedlem for FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS og fungerer som dommer i flere internasjonale fotokonkurranser hvert år. Hun er også tidligere Adobe-instruktør og ambassadør.

www.elenaparaskeva.com / @elenaparaskevaofficial

BIOGRAFI

ELENA PARASKEVA har mottatt omfattende internasjonal anerkjennelse innenfor billedkunstfotografi, konseptuell billedkunst og samtids visuell historiefortelling.
Hun ble valgt av Saatchi Art som en av de “Artists To Watch”. Styrelederen for IAA beskrev henne som “en av de største talentene i fotografibransjen”. Kuratoren ved Florida Museum of Photographic Arts uttalte at hun har “en imponerende portefølje og stor ekspertise i fotografi”. Adobe beskrev arbeidet hennes som “fantastisk konseptuelt bildemateriale”, og ScanArt International kalte henne “en mester i surrealisme og konseptuelle fortellinger”.

UTMERKELSER & ACHIEVEMENTS:
World Masters of Photography 2025 – Gold Medal
European EPEX Awards 2025 – Gold Medal
International Color Awards 2025 – Gold Medal
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 (People) – Neutral Density Awards
ScanArt Emerging Artist 2024 – Winner
European EPEX Awards 2024 – Winner
LensCulture B&W Photography Awards 2024 – Finalist
Hasselblad Masters 2023 – Finalist
Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards 2024 – Third Place
Prix De La Photographie Paris 2023 (PX3) Fine Art Awards- Gold Fine Art/People
International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 – Second Place (Character Study)
International Color Awards 2023 – First Place Portrait & Fashion
500px Global Fine Art Awards 2023 – Winner
WPE 2023 – Silver Portrait
17th Pollux Awards – Overall Winner (Professional Category)
New York Photography Awards 2021 – Gold Medal Fine Art
Neutral Density Awards 2022 – Silver Medal
N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2021
Trierenberg Supercircuit – Multiple Gold Medals (2017–2021)
International Photography Awards (IPA) – multiple awards (2018–2020)
Chromatic Awards 2020 – First Place Portrait, Professional Category
International Color Awards 2020 – Finalist Advertising & Portrait
Fine Art Photography Awards 2019/2020 – Finalist
13th International Color Awards – Finalist Advertising & Portrait
LensCulture Portrait Awards 2019 – Jurors’ Pick
Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2018
Neutral Density Awards 2018 – Gold Medal in Advertising
Trierenberg Supercircuit 2019 – Gold Medal in Series
Trierenberg Supercircuit 2018 – Gold Medal in Series
Trierenberg Supercircuit 2017 – Gold Medal in Portraiture
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018 – Silver in Portraiture
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017 – Silver in Advertising/Fashion
Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017 – Silver and Bronze in Children Portraiture
Monovisions Photography Awards 2018 – Bronze in Conceptual
American Photography Open 2018 – Shortlisted
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2018 – Honorable Mention
One Eyeland Awards 2017 – Silver in Advertising/Conceptual
Moscow International Photography Awards (MIFA 2017) – Bronze in Portraiture
Chromatic Awards 2017 – Bronze in Fashion/Beauty
Neutral Density Awards 2017 – Bronze in People Category
International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY 2017) – 3 Honorable Mentions in Portraiture
WPPI – Second Place Individual Portrait Division 2017, First Place Individual Portrait Division 2016
PDN World in Focus 2016 – Second Place
Neutral Density Awards 2016 – Bronze in Advertising/Conceptual

UTSTILLINGER:
"The Conceptual Portraiture Of Elena Paraskeva" -UponWalls Gallery - Hjo, Sverige Mai-September 2026
Focus On Fashion 2026 – Krakowskie Szkoły Artystyczne – Krakow, Polen – Mars 2026
IPFA Sala Golfes – Centre Cívic Pati Llimona – Barcelona, Spania – Mars 2026
Bondi Pavilion Gallery (Head On Photo Festival) – Bondi Beach, Australia – 8–30 November 2025
Vila de Paranapiacaba – São Paulo, Brasil – 13–14 Sept 2025
World Art Dubai – Dubai – 17–20 April 2025
Galerie LIK Spittelberggasse 9, Wien – Juli 2025
Camino de Archez (Cómpeta Photo Days) – Málaga, Spania – Nov 2024
Discovery Art Fair – Frankfurt, Tyskland – 31.10–3.11 2024
Bakerhouse Gallery – Graz, Østerrike – Okt 2024
Duccio di Buoninsegna Art Academy – Siena, Italia – Sept 2024
Therese-Giehse-Halle – München, Tyskland – Sept 2024
Temu House Gallery – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 20.07–04.08 2024
House of Lucie Gallery – Budapest – Feb 2024
Paris Photo Week – 24b Gallery, Paris – 6–12 Nov 2023
XIV Florence Biennale – Firenze, Italia – 14–22 Oct 2023
European Parliament, Brussels – Mars 2023
Fotonostrum Gallery – Barcelona – Nov 2022
Aperture Foundation – New York City – April 2019
Menier Gallery – London, UK – 2018
NEC – Birmingham, UK – 2018
Photo Oxford – Oxford, UK – 2017
Design Center – Linz, Østerrike – 2017
Espace Baurepaire – Paris – 2017
Opus 39 Gallery – Kypros – 2017
Thalassa Museum – Kypros – 2017
The Printspace – London, UK – 2015

PUBLICATIONS (PARTIAL LIST):
Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, The Times, Aesthetica Magazine (cover), LensCulture, Vogue.it, Lens Magazine (cover), Photographie Magazin (Tyskland), Photography Masterclass, Der Greif, Professional Photo (UK cover), Fotografare (Italiensk cover), Chromatica Magazine, Digital Camera, Digital Photographer (cover), N-Photo, PDN, Dodho, Digitalis Foto Magazin, The Photographer (cover), Knights of Art (USA cover), Photo & Technique (cover), Gala Greece (cover), AAP Magazine, Faddy Magazine USA & Italy, GALA (Greece), Good Light (cover), Economia, Fileleftheros Newspaper, Blurred, Omikron, Volition, Vantage, Icon, Ellements, Elegant, Incredible, LoveBite, La Plus Belle, Surreal, etc.