Taming the Snake, 2025

Queeny Rebel Empire

Acrylic on reclaimed wood panel
12″ x 12″
Edition 1/1 original
Unframed
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, Toronto
Includes delivery and installation within the Toronto area

Taming the Snake playfully blends Queeny’s signature whimsical abstraction with subtle narratives of growth and transformation. Soft, cloud-like shapes cascade into energetic lines and colorful droplets, suggesting a dynamic interplay between control and release. The recurring motif “LOC” appears again, inviting varied interpretations—perhaps referencing liberation, personal journeys, or hidden meanings known only to the artist herself. Painted directly onto raw wood, the tactile nature of the medium enhances the sense of grounding amidst joyful chaos.

$350.00

Availability: 1 in stock

About The Artist

Queeny Rebel Empire is the alter ego of Toronto artist Ursula Queeny Krubnik—a painter, graffiti alum, and self-described “visual sociologist” whose work radiates defiance, joy, and deep-rooted feminine power. Raised by Eastern Bloc immigrants and shaped by the underground art scene of the late ’80s and ’90s, Queeny merges raw grit with playful mysticism. Her paintings—often built on salvaged materials—are ecstatic, story-rich worlds of bright color, divine feminine energy, and found-object alchemy. With The Green Contemporaries (April 25–June 23, 2025), Mania proudly presents our first solo show by a female artist—an artist whose work doesn’t just speak to rebellion, but paints it in full bloom.