light | vision - Ilona Sampovaara

The Unhappy Rabbits show at Art Alex Gallery is a study of how guilt can disguise itself as innocence. Ilona Sampovaara's new works tie together themes such as Adam and Eve, playfulness and the cruelty of children.

Ilona is a Finnish artist residing in Mexico, and the works in the gallery show the progression in her themes from the anthropomorphism of dogs to exposing the sins and fragilities of humans through using animals as images. Ilona also uses her paintings as muses in her Victorian-esque jewelry line, the Bug Girl Co. Small glimpses of faces and little objects decorate tempting silver and brass lockets and charm bracelets made with vintage beads and Swarovski crystals.