Bio
“Versatile & self-taught, Elena Gallen works as a freelance artist based in Barcelona. Her provocative wit has awakened the curiosity of scene-kids, fashionistas and bloggers. Her collections are characterized for twisting popular imagery in a very subtle and appealing manner.”
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Elena Gallen (born 1984) is a freelance artist based in Barcelona. Graduated from college in Media Studies in Barcelona and filmmaking studies at the New York Film Academy (Hollywood). Experienced in fashion design (prints and illustration) and specially known for her t-shirt collections which quickly garnered a cult-following among the Fashion Elite. Everyone from British fashion designer Giles Deacon, korean popstar Tae Yang, Tom Ford’s new muse Amparo Bonmatí to rockstar Wendy James already own one.
Versatile and self-taught, Gallen, has been acused of “transvesting” reality. Combining the naïf, the odd and the minimalistic and inspired by trash culture, cult movies, postmodernism, consumerism and an unusual taste for monsters, ufos, blush, animals, galaxies, horror, teenagers and nature, the character embodied by the artist has become outstanding beyond her creations. Among her clients you can find VICE magazine, luxury sportswear designers Fashion Designers Krizia Robustella and Roberto Piqueras or clothing company 410BC. Her style icons go from Maira Nurmi (Vampira) to Divine. She’s created what many consider a post-modern cultural icon, the nose bleeding Kate Moss.
Her latest projects include an exquisitly bizarre fanzine called Fuego and a creative studio under the name of Dracula Studio with an edgy and clean portfolio.
Gallen’s website was chosen for sponsoring by Promsite.org, a project that since 2004 is sponsoring the greatests creatives in Spain. And she’s currently sponsored by californian brand Arnette Sunglasses during 2009. Her work has already been exhibited in Madrid, South Korea and Australia.
Here’s a selection of press features.
