What do you get when you combine black and white images of debonair gentlemen and Victorian ladies, organisms from the plant and animal kingdom, and huge amounts of imagination?
You get the creative works of San Francisco based artist Alexis Anne MacKenzie. Carefully combining hand-cut pieces from books collected over the years, Alexis conveys “the world as a flawed thing of beauty—a place that shines brightly, but has a dark side to match”.
So much more than a simple collage, Alexis Anne’s creations are never digitally altered, making it a real testament and addition to traditional forms of art. Intricately pieced together by hand, each work portrays a unique story that is simultaneously strange, tragic, comical, and appealing.
From mermaid women with shell hats to business/armor-clad heroines impaling clawed creatures from the deep, the pieces will incite your curiosity, leaving you a bit dumbfounded and markedly affected.
UPDATE: Those of you interested in seeing Alexis Anne’s work in person, check out the dates and location of her most recent exhibition.
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