ABOUT THE ARTIST
Brianna Hart is a US-based, self-taught, mixed-media artist who has been creating art since childhood. In earlier years, Brianna worked primarily in black-and-white charcoal. While commissioning portraits, she experimented with new subjects and uncovered a passion for incorporating the female form into her artwork. During this time she was also battling several health conditions, including cancer and Ehlers-Danlos. Feeling as if her body was broken, Brianna found comfort in creating new bodies through figurative art.
In 2017 Brianna was invited to participate in a portrait exhibit at the SC Museum of Art and History. Eager to create a large colorful self-portrait for this event, and not having the finances for new paint, she looked around her home and noticed a stack of Vogue magazines collecting dust. Flipping through the luxury ads, she was flooded with creative ideas. Since then, Brianna has mastered this unique collage technique which she refers to as ‘painting with paper’.
Brianna believes that we all consist of layers, some of our layers are visible to the world, while others remain hidden. She expresses this idea through her delicate and intuitive process of layering paint and paper in her work. Brianna's art is a beautiful reflection of her soul, and you can witness her creative process by following her on Instagram @briannah.art.