Not the Whole
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Portrait |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 80 cm |
| Width | 60 cm |
| Length/Depth | 2 cm |
Not the Whole
Not the Whole explores what is visible of a person and everything that eludes this visibility.
A black figure sits in a white, almost weightless environment. Fragments of a body emerge from the white: hands, feet, parts of a body whose origin and context cannot be clearly discerned. It remains unclear what lies behind the figure, what emerges from it, and what can even be understood as real. The glowing eyes form a quiet, immediate counterpoint – a moment of conscious presence.
The white becomes a space between visibility and absence. It conceals as much as it reveals. The body is present, but never fully legible.
For me, *Not the Whole of Me* is an exploration of the idea that a person’s being is never fully encompassed by what can be perceived from the outside. Every person carries within them a dimension that is present in the here and now, yet remains not fully visible. Perhaps it is precisely this invisible aspect that is not a deficiency, but an essential part of who we are.
The work does not ask what lies hidden behind the body. It deliberately leaves this boundary open.
For what we see is there.
But it is not the whole.
Delivery:
The work is shipped stretched on a stretcher frame – including a certificate of authenticity and a signature on the reverse.
Viktoria Ovsepian
Viktoria Ovsepian has received several scholarships and awards, including a residency at the Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem (MKE) in Budapest (2021–2022), the EU4ART programme for artistic research (2022–2023) and the YETI Dresden Young Talent Award for Education and Technology (2025).
Artist Statement:
In her artistic practice, she explores the tension between reality and surreality. Drawing on memories, she develops works centred on their emotional core. She translates inner states – the invisible realm between seeing and feeling – into a visual language that is both subjective and universally accessible. Her works allow the viewer to experience how memories live on in the consciousness not only as images, but above all as feelings.
She has
presented her work in solo exhibitions, including at Kunstraum GEH8, Dresden (DESIRABLE TIMES, 2020), at the Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem, Budapest (NATURAL PROCESSES, 2021), at Galerie Mojavari, Berlin (O.T., 2022), at the Kunstgeheuse Gallery (momenta, 2023), at the Historical Collections in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel (Zwischen Mit und Dir, 2023), at Spring Art Berlin (Garten, 2024) and at the 4h-art Artists’ Gallery in Hanover (Angst und Wut, 2025).
Her works have also been featured in numerous group exhibitions and auctions, including ‘Jahresgaben 2025/2026’, Kunstverein Mannheim / Ludwigshafen (opening: Friday, 5 December 2025, 7 pm), and the auction in aid of UNICEF (11 October–14 November 2025), Site Specific, Margit körút 25, Budapest (2022), Abgefahren, Verkehrsmuseum Dresden (2018), annual exhibitions and interventions at the HfBK Dresden (2018), *Über das Jucken*, Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz (2019), *BOARDING SPACES*, Labortheater Dresden – performance (2020), as well as at auctions and exhibitions organised by Sparkasse Dresden (2020, 2024), as part of NEUBAU – Zeitgemäßer Kunst Dresden (2021) and at the INDA Galeria, Budapest (2021). Her diploma and final-year exhibitions at the HfBK Dresden, as well as the Winter Salon of the Kunstverein Meißen (2023), round off her exhibition experience.
Upcoming events
:
- Experimental painting workshop & artist talk, Café Alex, Dresden, 19 December 2025 / 4.00 pm
- ; Experimental painting workshop & artist talk, Café Elbsalon, Dresden, 15 January 2026 / 7.00 pm
