Melissa Vipritskaya Topal

London

Experimenting with material, colour, and form I explore the transformation of flat surfaces into sculptural objects while engaging a visual vocabulary of urbanism that I developed over the years. My methodology involves the exercise of contemplating and tracing the patterns found in the city that are otherwise overlooked. I try to capture the oscillation between natural and mechanical forms and their resonance in space by bringing alive the cracks in the pavement, the assymetrical tears on the perfectly geometric architecture. The process of composing the sculptures and the pattern of my paintings is in itself reminiscent of completing a jigsaw puzzle, as I assemble the disparate elements into a mosaic of irregular shapes into the finished piece. I have started to incorporate found objects into my sculptures, dismantling and transforming materials like recycled crates thus introducing elements of the city into my artwork. One of the central aspects of my work is its transdimentionality, the temporal aspect being an active ingredient in the final product. In just minutes inspiration comes to me to create a new design and hours of methodical labour to complete a piece. I thus conceive my work as a performance crystallised in solid form.  These sculptures embody the role of the affect as a non-verbal form of expression. The ephemerality of a moment's thought captured in carefully crafted substance combines my predilection for craft as an art form with an affect-based approach to self-expression. CV: Selected Exhibitions: 2023: Yunus Emre Institute Gallery ∙ 10 Maple St, London, W1T 5HA, London, UK ∙ 4 May - 25 May End of Residency Exhibition ∙ The Earth Vision, 13 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QF ∙ 23 March - 1April 20x20 vision ∙ Blue House Yard, 5 River Park Rd, London, N22 7TB ∙ 16-30th March 
Open Studios Spring Edition ∙ Koppel X, 48 Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus ∙ 16 - 25 March 
Solo show - Caversham Picture Framer - 7 Church Rd, Reading RG4 7AA - 1 April - 11 May 2023 2022: Magie de Noël - 32 rue de Varenne, Paris, France - 19th - 25th December 2022 Creative Mansion - 14 Bedford Square, WC1B 3JA - 12 Nov - 31 Jan 2023 
Music Connected Us ∙ Unit 3 Project ∙ 3 Empson Street E3 3LT ∙ 7 Oct - 9 Oct 
Letchworth Open 2022 ∙ Broadway Gallery ∙ 2 The Arcade, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3EW2 ∙ 14 Sept - 30 Oct Progression ∙ DContemporary Gallery - 23 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4EY ∙ 19th July – 5th August
 Let the Birds Sing classical concert ∙ in collaboration with pianist Julia Klimek ∙ 114 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UT ∙ 19th June 73rd Annual Exhibition (Chelsea Art Society) ∙ Chelsea Old Town Hall ∙ Chelsea Manor St, London, SW3 5EE ∙ 16th June – 20th June
 Graduate Show ∙ Central Saint Martins ∙ 18th May – 21st May 
Let Them Eat Fake ∙ Bad Art Presents "The Bomb Factory Foundation" ∙ 9-15 Elthorne Road, Archway, London, N19 4AJ ∙ 27th April – 01st May 4th Turkish Community Art Exhibition ∙ Yunus Emre Institute, London ∙ 21st Feb – 21st March 2021: The Blending of Senses ∙ Gallery 21 ∙ 137/7 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7RQ ∙ 24th October Charity concert and art exhibition ∙ St Andrew's Church (Caversham) ∙ Albert Road, Caversham, Reading RG4 7PW ∙ 23rd October
 AskArt ∙ Craft Central ∙ 397-411 Westferry Road, London, E14 3AE ∙ 13th – 17th July 
YouMeUsWe ∙ The Halley Space ∙ 2-10 Hertford Road, London, N1 5ET ∙ 18th June – 09th July Curated Exhibitions: A Voyage Of Absurdity ∙ Craft Central ∙ 397-411 Westferry Road, London, E14 3AE ∙ 17th – 23rd May (in collaboration with Vanessa Giorgo and Anna Kolosova) 
Boredom Is Not a Luxury ∙ Craft Central ∙ 397-411 Westferry Road, London, E14 3AE ∙ 30th August – 5th September (in collaboration with Seray Ozderim) Collaborations: Jigsaw flagship store - 190-192 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2RH - 10th December 2022 
Design London exhibition with Ideal Standard ∙ Magazine London, London, SE10 0JH ∙ 22nd – 25th September 2021 Residency: 
The Earth Vision | 13 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QF | Feb - March 2023 Awards:
Cosimo Emerging Art Prize - Winner of the Judges' Choice Award - 2023 Education: Bachelor degree - Management (Project Management) - Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Contemporary Art Exhibition and Event Management - UAL Central Saint Martins
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design - UAL: Central Saint Martins
Sociology (French) - Collège universitaire français de Moscou (Université d'État de Moscou Lomonossov)