LENA SNOW | I am from Mars

Description

LENA SNOW

Lena Snow is an interdisciplinary artist based in Germany. She started to create art when she was a teenager and had her first exhibition at the age of sixteen. Currently, she has her studio in a small town on the edge of the Black Forest, where she is working on her latest artworks while keeping in touch with nature. Her works are strongly influenced by the ideas and philosophy of American Transcendentalism – a spiritual and literary movement occurring in the middle of the 19th century demanding people to become self-empowered and self-reliant. Also, she could entirely identify herself with the thought that intuition, creativity, and imagination were more important than logic and rationality. Especially Margaret Fuller, another important personality that enriched this movement and is considered an early feminist, impacted Lena’s works. She pointed out that the feminine, sensitive, and emotional side is genius and contributes to a set of very subtle and precise observation skills.

Therefore, the topics of spiritual enlightenment, connectivity, and female identity are always present in her art. The females she depicts show a certain moment in time – compared to a moment captured on camera. The artworks represent the state of mind, attitude, wish, or perception of oneself rather than an accurate illustration of reality. Some artworks are influenced by the atmosphere of famous movies or tv series and convey the impact and lasting impression of strong female characters. Some artworks within this series are also influenced by the relationship to her mother and finding her own identity.

Lena’s goal with this series is to leave a memorable impression of strong, fascinating, and enigmatic appearing women and give an impetus for dealing with one’s own identity. Lena has had several international exhibitions in Zurich, Milan or London, and Atlanta and is participating in art fairs such as the Scope Miami or the Art Expo New York. She was nominated twice by the Global Art Awards and published in several international art and lifestyle magazines, as the Artist Talk Magazine, the MVIBE Magazine, or the CREATIV Mag. This year she was published in the Artist’s Circle Book in Dallas, Texas, and has been chosen for the Contemporary Artbook of Excellence and one of the most investable artists in 2021. 

In December, she was awarded with the Art Olympic Price in Rome, Italy. Lena is also a member of the Women and Their Work association in Austin, supporting women in the arts. She is also involved in female education and emancipation programs and active in women’s rights organizations such as Terre des femmes and Art to Healing.