Anaïs (2024)

The name Anaïs derives from the Latin form of the Greek name “Ánna (Ἄννα)” from the Hebrew name Channâh - Ḥannāh, meaning merciful, gracious, holy.

Anais has a river of words, thoughts and feelings, and they are pouring out of her. I originally made just one bird with the scraps from my old diary, to illustrate the lightness I can feel when I understand something. I realized it wasn’t enough, and it was a little too tidy. The real process is much more out of (my) control, like a river, so I made one flowing out of her. The snake is a reference of course to the snake in the garden of Eden.

The snakes in my paintings always symbolize transformation, wisdom, the cycle of life and death, and rebirth. The eyes symbolizes the presence of someone who is watching in silence; sometimes silent, sometimes silenced.

Anaïs
2024
Acrylic paint on canvas
100 x 80 cm

24 000,-
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