ms. anna bronwyn murphy is a self-taught artist hailing from the vibrant downtown community of barrio viejo in tucson, arizona. she prefers to depict strong female protagonists in noir-like dystopian universes. her femmes fatale will oftentimes be in the true position of power that has been denied them in a historical context: the daredevil dame taking a shot at the apple on her fella's head, in "our william tell act", (turning the accidental shooting of joan vollmer, william s. burrough's wife, on its ear); the depiction of "eve" (with reference to billie holiday) as a provocative and unapologetic social martyr, with a fig-canopy halo; an empowered "tattooed lady" sideshow performer from the 1930s, who embraced her lifelong differences (heterochromia) and became embellished to further set herself apart, in "curio"; the tough as nails, tattooed punker with a cigarette butt halo, who bears a black eye proudly, not from domestic violence but from a penchant for getting into barroom brawls in "barroom martyr". these women gaze confidently and are not driven to extremes out of desperation but by their own will. in anna's works, women will experience hard knocks but they are sure to knock back harder. present in her work are recurring themes of tattoos, mermaids, dia de los muertos, anatomical hearts, skulls, fruit, roots and leaves.
the 'las coronas' series followed up a two year painting hiatus, after which she refined and redefined her painting style tremendously: from a heavily outlined, tattoo flash/ pop art style to a more precise, realism-based approach. the series has a unifying factor of head, hair and halo embellishment- either signifying some inner thoughts/secrets/desire or merely used simply as an aesthetic decoration. for each of the ten paintings, ms. murphy created a companion hat, headpiece or hairpiece to be worn by wandering models throughout the opening reception. she is currently in the beginning stages of creating a new series about circus and sideshow performers, referencing characters from angela carter's novel, nights at the circus.
when taking time off from painting, anna turns her artistic eye to individualistic fashion through PULPtart designs. she creates vintage-inspired jewelry, hair fascinators, millinery and occasionally clothing under the moniker. her jewelry, fascinators and paintings can be found online in her etsy webstore, or can be seen in person at bohemia artisan's emporium and preen boutique.
the 'las coronas' series followed up a two year painting hiatus, after which she refined and redefined her painting style tremendously: from a heavily outlined, tattoo flash/ pop art style to a more precise, realism-based approach. the series has a unifying factor of head, hair and halo embellishment- either signifying some inner thoughts/secrets/desire or merely used simply as an aesthetic decoration. for each of the ten paintings, ms. murphy created a companion hat, headpiece or hairpiece to be worn by wandering models throughout the opening reception. she is currently in the beginning stages of creating a new series about circus and sideshow performers, referencing characters from angela carter's novel, nights at the circus.
when taking time off from painting, anna turns her artistic eye to individualistic fashion through PULPtart designs. she creates vintage-inspired jewelry, hair fascinators, millinery and occasionally clothing under the moniker. her jewelry, fascinators and paintings can be found online in her etsy webstore, or can be seen in person at bohemia artisan's emporium and preen boutique.
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