Anguilla Ink: Pop Surreal Visions of Inner Light

The article profiles Italian artist Anguilla Ink, whose practice blends pop surrealism, mythology, and personal introspection. Growing up near Parma, she was influenced by a local library curated by an art enthusiast. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna but found commercial graphic design unfulfilling. In 2015, after moving to Dublin, a meeting with underground rappers inspired her to adopt the persona 'Anguilla' and learn tattooing. Returning to Italy in 2018, she planned a tattoo studio, but the pandemic led her to explore Tarot and alchemy, rekindling painting. Her style merges sketched contours, flat color fields, and references to Greek mythology, medieval iconography, and pop culture. Key influences include Antonin Artaud, grunge music, Leiji Matsumoto's 'Captain Harlock', and Tim Burton. Her 2024 painting 'Cercando leggerezza' (acrylic on cardboard) begins the 'Lightness' series, acquired by her friend Roberta. She uses motifs like inflating pink chewing gum and balloons to explore agency and transcendence. Current projects include the series 'Images of Return' on travel and homecoming.