Flanzella

Flanzella
Dallas, Texas, United States

STATEMENT

Hello, my name is Leah Flanagan but I go by the artist name, Flanzella. I was born and raised in Toronto and now reside in Dallas, Texas. I studied at McMaster University for Multimedia & Communications with a focus in Studio Art. This program gave me a foundation in graphic design that is apparent in my artwork. After graduating, I reverted back to paper over digital artworks, enticed by the inability to push “CTL+Z” when making a mistake. I’m fascinated by the production of mass media and publishing, so it was an instant attraction for me to become a collage artist. It was not until 2019 when I discovered vintage publications that my artwork was elevated to what it is today.

BIO

Flanzella is a Canadian-born artist known for her vintage-inspired handmade collages cut from magazines dating from the 1920s to 1990s. With the help of her cutting tools, vintage magazines, and adhesive, she creates visually captivating works that critique social norms and/or the status quo. Flanzella enjoys including humour in her artwork and loves to get people talking. She describes her artistic process as “organized chaos”. Using intuition and analysis, “piles of potential” start to form on the desk. These piles have complimenting colours that juxtapose the original meaning. Carefully the pieces are cut out, arranged, and glued together. Magazines in this era are chocked full of misogynistic, unrealistic, expectations making them perfect for humour and criticism. By bringing history to modern art, the conversation of equality can continue to be discussed. Yes, we’ve come a long way as a society, but there is so much left to be done.

ARTIST CONTACT

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