Anabel Zanze rođena je u 1971. u Dubrovniku. Ondje je završila prirodoslovno-matematičku srednju školu, a diplomirala na Grafičkom odsjeku Akademije likovnih umjetnosti u Zagrebu 1996. godine. Skupno izlaže od 1993., samostalno od 1994. godine. Djela joj se nalaze u privatnim i javnim hrvatskim zbirkama. Od 1996. radi slovčane kolaže, potom slike na kojima ispisuje nizove slova, riječi i rečenica, iznalazeći nove likovne sadržaje, referirajući se na povijesnu avangardu, postavangardne autore i suvremenike. U novije vrijeme u nje se izravnije očituje društveni angažman. Godine 2017. dobila je II. otkupnu nagradu Muzeja Grada Rovinja za djela na Likovnoj koloniji Rovinj 2017 i Priznanje Umjetničke galerije Dubrovnik "za doprinos obogaćivanju Zbirke moderne i suvremene umjetnosti". Tekstove o svome djelu objavila je u knjizi Pogled iznutra. Čitati s razumijevanjem / View from Inside. Close Reading, Art studio Azinović, 2017. Članica HDLU-a i HZSU-a. Živi u Zagrebu.
Anabel Zanze was born in 1971 in Dubrovnik. She graduated from a natural science and mathematics high school and earned a degree in Graphic Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1996. She has been exhibiting in group shows since 1993 and has held solo exhibitions since 1994. Her works are included in private and public collections in Croatia. Beginning in 1996, her artistic practice has evolved from letter collages to include paintings that incorporate sequences of letters, words, and sentences, exploring new visual content. Her work draws inspiration from historical avant-garde, post-avant-garde, and contemporary artists. In recent years, her social engagement has become more evident. In 2017, she received the 2nd Acquisition Award of the Rovinj City Museum for her works at the Rovinj Art Colony 2017 and the Recognition of the Dubrovnik Art Gallery “for her contribution to enriching the Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art“. She has published texts about her work in the book View from Inside. Close Reading, published by Art studio Azinović in 2017. She is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists (HDLU) and the Croatian Freelance Artists Association (HZSU). Lives in Zagreb.
Anabel Zanze
Slovokracija, 2022. / Letterocracy, 2022
ulje na platnu / oil on canvas
150 x 150 cm
Letterocracy je slika koje pseudo-enciklopedijski strukturiran tekst uranja u distopijsku močvaru svijeta u skladu s kafkijanskim ili orwellovskim vizijama (u kojima i Hrvatska ima zapaženu ulogu: pritom mislim na Kniferove anti-slike i njegove analogne dnevničke zapise te slavno pismo upućeno JAZU-u, zatim Kožarića, Gorgonu, M. Stilinovića, Trbuljaka i druge). Slovokracija širi privid objektivnog, neutralnog sagledavanja, a zapravo iznosi prijeteću sliku izmanipuliranog čovjeka u tehnokratskom krajoliku.
Letterocracy, a pseudo-encyclopedic visual narrative, plunges into a dystopian swamp of the world in accordance with Kafkaesque or Orwellian visions (in which Croatia also has a significant role: I'm referring to Knifer's anti-images and his analogous diary entries, as well as the famous letter sent to JAZU, then Kožarić, Gorgona, M. Stilinović, Trbuljak and others). Letterocracy spreads the appearance of an objective, neutral view, but in fact presents a threatening image of a manipulated human in a technocratic landscape.
