N1 Print

Born in Koersel (Belgium) in 1969 About this collection (paintings before 2016) In her paintings An Vanderlinden interprets the cosmos and life in a personal and mysterious way. Each work expresses her instinctive commitment to human life and the human environment. Social injustices and abuse stir the deepest parts of her being. Her mission is to express these ideas through images. Using readily comprehensible signs symbolically, Vanderlinden attempts to enter into a dialogue with the viewer. The circle signifies the cosmos and life, but the cross has a different task: radically and admonishingly, it signifies a breaking point. In Vanderlinden's abstract imagery, the idealization of the form touches us; a refined use of colour has replaced the black of the initial phase of her career. Her strength in composition radiates primordial power, artlessly and without technical gimmicks, always seeking the correct tone to translate the aesthetics of the subject for the viewer. The pictorial wealth of her use of colour adds a poetic touch, allowing us to give shape to our own dreams.Whether through graceful and forceful brush strokes or broad layers with the knife, a balanced, subtle, and serene composition emerges from her subconscious, in harmony with Vanderlinden's impetuous nature. *In 2017, An's career took a whole new turn as she returned to her roots, making her own paint using local coal as pigment. Since then, she has been working full-time in her own studio. This is a unique opportunity to buy early work from a strong emerging artist.