Artist | Stagah Artworks | Resides | Italy |
Website | stagahartworks.com | Medium | Digital illustration Photo manipulation Etching Ballpoint pen Colored pencils |
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Themes | Divine feminine Dark art Folklore Fairy Tales Surrealism Nature |
About the artist
Born in 1997 in Pietrasanta, Lucca (Italy), Stagah Artworks have been dealing with illustration, art history and etching since 2016. She obtained a Master’s Degree in Graphic Arts and Etching at Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan.
Later on she attended an Etching Master at Il Bisonte Foundation for Art and Printmaking in Florence after winning “Franco Sassi” award for the best etching presented at Inchiostro Festival 2023 in Alessandria, and Marvelous Art Gallery “Artist of the year – Illustration category” award winner, 2024.
Stagah Artworks is presently collaborating with both Italian and international publishers as well as art galleries. She works with mixed media techniques like photo manipulation and digital illustration but also a traditional drawing huge fan.
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Stagah Artworks artistic and historical research is based on her deep passion for mythology and traditional dark folktales. She thinks that dark fairy tales are fundamental for humanity because they provide a mix of adventure, emotional release, and psychological engagement. These stories are deeply connected with universal human experiences and fears, making them timeless and compelling. They also show us life in its complexity: the line between good and evil isn’t always clear, and the characters, even the positive ones, have grotesque traits that make them much more human compared to contemporary fairy tales.
She would like to be able to best represent humanity in its purest spirituality, linked to an animal past and connected to the earth, wrapped by its darkness, a darkness that is not negative but appears perfectly natural.
Press
Stagah Artworks works have been featured in notable magazines, books and online sources including J. Dever, “Lone Wolf n. 28”, Vincent Book, P. Andrico, P. Corbetta, “The Drunk Fury – Le spade della morte” Bookabook, Witchology Magazine, “Hexed – The Metalhead Book of Witches”, Simonini, “Haverock”, Bandecchi & Vival, Marucchi, “Scavando nell’ombra”, Edizioni Spazio Interiore, Diablerie Magazine, P. Andrico, P. Corbetto, “The Drunk Fury – Ascension Island” Bookabook, and ArtCorner.
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Education
2022
Master’s Degree in Graphic Arts, Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy
2020
Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Arts, Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, Italy
2016
High School Diploma, Felice Palma Artistic High School, Massa, Italy
Selected Group Exhibitions
Elefthèria, Spazio Arte Tolomeo, Milan, Italy
ArtMall, ArtMall Milano, Milan, Italy
Fiends of the Dark III, WOWxWOW, online exhibition
Muri, Palazzo dell’Abbondanza, Massa Marittima, Italy
Art on Loop NY, The Holy Art Gallery, NYC, United States
IntrecciARTE, IntrecciARTE Gallery, Pietrasanta, Italy
Small Works Show, Curio Art Gallery, online exhibition