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D'Angela's Angels is a love letter to Black girlhood in the early 2000s. Through images of flip phones, fashion magazines, music culture, beauty trends, and celebrity influence, the work captures a specific era of aspiration and self-discovery. The central figure emerges from a landscape of cultural references that shaped how many young Black girls imagined beauty, success, and identity.
Rather than critiquing these influences outright, the piece reflects on the ways media becomes intertwined with memory. It asks viewers to consider how popular culture helps construct our sense of self and the versions of ourselves we hope to become.
Mixed-media collage and drawing on paper.
Explores nostalgia, Black girlhood, beauty culture, and the influence of early-2000s media.
D'Angela's Angels is a love letter to Black girlhood in the early 2000s. Through images of flip phones, fashion magazines, music culture, beauty trends, and celebrity influence, the work captures a specific era of aspiration and self-discovery. The central figure emerges from a landscape of cultural references that shaped how many young Black girls imagined beauty, success, and identity.
Rather than critiquing these influences outright, the piece reflects on the ways media becomes intertwined with memory. It asks viewers to consider how popular culture helps construct our sense of self and the versions of ourselves we hope to become.
Mixed-media collage and drawing on paper.
Explores nostalgia, Black girlhood, beauty culture, and the influence of early-2000s media.