Sculptures & Collages

Silent Strength. Urban Energy.
A tribute to the feminine principle through form, light, and material.

Missella Fanta – a mixed media artist with Chilean roots, artistically based in Hamburg. Inspired by street art, she creates works charged with tension between strength and vulnerability, a visual homage to the feminine.

Sculptures /

Collection: The Brilliant Sisters

Female busts, artistically refined with stainless steel nuts, lacquer, and the innovative electroluminescent coating Lumilor. When alternating current is applied, the treated surfaces begin to glow. The result is a handcrafted one-of-a-kind piece with striking light accents and tactile depth.

For the realization of this project, I received support from Demon-Paint Hamburg, the exclusive distributor of Lumilor in Germany. The busts were first sanded, the design transferred, and conductive paths and a connector were added. This was followed by a copper coating and the application of the Lumilor paint. Activated by targeted heat, the surface begins to glow precisely when electricity is applied.

Lumilor lighting effect
STERNSCHNUPPE 44x58cm / Plastic Bust / Lumilor Technique, 2023
LIVIA 44x58cm / Plastic Bust / Lumilor Technique, 2023
LADY MANDARIN 44x58cm / Plastic Bust / Lumilor Technique, 2023
GOLD MARIE 44x58cm / Plastic Bust / Lumilor Technique, 2023
TRASCHA 28x70cm / Plastic Bust with 2,455 Stainless Steel Nuts, 2023
JAZZ 44x58cm / Plastic Bust, 2023
FAITH 44x58cm / Plastic Bust, 2025
LANGE ANNA 44x58cm / Plastic Bust, 2025
LANGE ANNA 44x58cm / Plastic Bust, 2025
LOLA 44x58cm / Plastic Bust, 2025

Collages /

Collection

In these collages, contemporary spirit, pop culture, and personal perspectives merge into visually powerful worlds – full of contrasts, emotions, and surprising details.

Free Kisses

Brigitte Bardot – her statement: bold, feminine, urban.

An iconic voice that confidently claims its space: sensual, unconventional, and impossible to ignore. Between rebellion and elegance, a feminine presence unfolds that questions norms and embodies freedom. Shaped by the urban environment — raw yet refined — this work expresses a form of strength that refuses quiet restraint.

Materials & Technique

Handcrafted paste-up collage on canvas, combined with acrylic paint, airbrush, and pigments. Built up in layers to create texture, depth, and color intensity. Finished with a protective clear varnish for brilliance and durability.

Artwork Details

Title: Free Kisses
Dimensions: 72 × 65 cm
Technique: Handcrafted paste-up collage with acrylic & pigments
Year: 2025
Edition: Unique piece

Wanna be loved by you

Behind the iconic smile of Marilyn Monroe lies a quiet, unfinished search—for love, origin, and identity. Only after her death did parts of this story come to light. This work approaches her beyond the surface: as a tribute to both strength and vulnerability. Between glamour and inner conflict, a tension emerges that resonates and lingers.

“Wanna be loved by you” becomes more than a quote here — it becomes an attitude that seeks closeness while preserving self-determination.

Materials & Technique

Handcrafted paste-up collage on canvas, combined with acrylic paint, airbrush, and pigments. Built up in layers to create texture, depth, and color intensity. Finished with a protective clear varnish for brilliance and durability.

Artwork Details

Title: Wanna be loved by you
Dimensions: 102.5 × 82.5 cm
Technique: Handcrafted paste-up collage with acrylic & pigments
Year: 2025
Edition: Unique piece

Oh Charlie

In a vivid, high-contrast visual language, this work draws on the timeless voice of Charlie Chaplin — a voice that firmly stood against war, exclusion, and contempt.

Between humor and gravity, a quiet yet powerful protest unfolds.

The piece merges lightness with depth, reminding us that humanity often begins softly — yet resonates with profound strength.

Materials & Technique

Handcrafted paste-up collage on canvas, combined with acrylic paint, airbrush, and pigments. Built up in layers to create texture, depth, and color intensity. Finished with a protective clear varnish for brilliance and durability.

Artwork Details

Title: Oh Charlie
Dimensions: 80 × 80 cm
Technique: Handcrafted paste-up collage with acrylic & pigments
Year: 2025
Edition: Unique piece

Peace

This work is a call for peace and humanity. Young voices, hope, and humor come together in a clear statement against militarization and violence.

Materials & Technique

Handcrafted paste-up collage on canvas, combined with acrylic paint, airbrush, and pigments. Built up in layers to create texture, depth, and color intensity. Finished with a protective clear varnish for brilliance and durability.

Artwork Details

Title: Peace
Dimensions: 104.5 × 82.5 cm
Technique: Handcrafted paste-up collage with acrylic & pigments
Year: 2025
Edition: Unique piece

Collages /

Collection

In these A4 paper collages, contemporary spirit, pop culture, and personal perspectives merge into visually striking compositions layered with contrasts, emotion, and unexpected detail.

ATOMIC KID / Mixed Media, 2021
COLD AS ICE / Mixed Media, 2023
BEAUTIFUL MAGIC / Mixed Media, 2020
LIBERTY / Mixed Media, 2023

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About Me

I am Missella Fanta, a mixed media artist with Chilean roots and an artistic home in Hamburg. In my work, I combine urban influences such as graffiti and street art with subtle, symbolic elements. My art serves as a bridge between worlds – raw and poetic at the same time.

At the heart of my collages lies the powerful yet vulnerable nature of the feminine soul. My works speak of strength, autonomy, vulnerability – and an inner glow. With my current collection, The Brilliant Sisters, I explore new modes of representation: female body busts staged with harmonious color gradients, stainless steel nuts, and the innovative Lumilor technique, which uses light as a living means of expression.

Raised in Hamburg and shaped by two cultures, I have developed a distinctive visual language – luminous, physical, and symbolically rich. My art is a statement against clichés and an invitation to perceive the feminine in all its depth anew.

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Selected Exhibitions & Presentations

2025

- Atelier Jeannine Platz, Hamburg – Solo exhibition
-  K-OZ Galerie, Hamburg – Solo exhibition
- Female Circle & SH-Dessous, Atelier Jeannine Platz, Hamburg
- Popstreetshop, Helgoland – Bunker tunnel Rickmer Rickmers

2024

- Popstreetshop / Alsterhaus Café Maxim, Hamburg
- “So in der Art”, Popup Art Gallery, Jupiter Hamburg
- Popup Art Gallery, Weitzstraße, Hamburg
- Hamburger Kunstgalerie, Jupiter Hamburg
- Popstreetshop, Sparkasse Reeperbahn, Hamburg
- K-OZ Galerie, Hamburg – Solo exhibition

2023

- Hamburg zeigt Kunst – Altona Cruise Center & HafenCity
- Popup Art Gallery, Jupiter Hamburg
- Auction for Climate Action, Jungfernstieg, Hamburg
- K-OZ Galerie, Grüner Jäger, Hamburg
- Popup Art Gallery, Eisfabrik Altona

2022

- Hamburg zeigt Kunst – Festival
- Popup Art Gallery, Neues Amt Altona

2020

- Popup Art Gallery, Frau Meis Eisladen, Hamburg

Special Projects & Collaborations

- James Krüss anniversary: limited thematic works (2026)
- Fashion shows & event collaborations (2025)
- wineBank Hamburg – exclusive presentations (2026)

Contact & Collaboration

Inquiries regarding exhibitions, collaborations, or the acquisition of artworks can be submitted via the contact form.
Missella Fanta works selectively with partners who respect and align with her artistic approach.