Flowerhead State of Mind Cover Artist Zana Ranđelović-Brown
WHEN GAZING UPON one of artist Zana Ranđelović-Brown’s Flowerhead paintings, femininity gently exudes from the woman’s physique and clothing while emotion and inner thoughts bloom from her head. The floral headdresses have become a signature of the Serbian native, now New Orleanian. The feminine style of her work is natural for Zana. “It’s just who I am and my way of expression. It’s the way I feel things and then portray them,” she says. When approaching the canvas, Zana lives with an idea for a while before letting the energy and 12
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emotion come to her. This process especially applies to her Flowerhead series. “Flowerhead is a state of mind and getting there is a life process,” Zana explains. “It’s the idea of having to close your eyes to see, slow down and look inside ourselves. We live in a very fast paced world and often we get caught between demands of society, our family, and our own expectations. We search frantically for the answers around us when instead we should just slow down and turn to ourselves. Once we learn who we really are inside and what we really want, >>
photos: JASON KRUPPA
by Leah Draffen
