Degann

Degann is the artist pseudonym for Anne de Groot. Her paintings and watercolours search for phantoms, ‘the spirit’ and emotion. The multiple layers in the paintings create an elusive form, like light the works are simultaneously fleeting and present.

'Moment Alone', Oilpainting on canvas, 60 x 40cm, 2020

“Our perception has many subjective filters; spirit, body, memory. Because of paintings’ array of possibilities, from depiction to total abstraction, it has the ability to surpass these filters and reach someone on an emotional level. My paintings show traces of emotion, power, vulnerability and reality. "

'Uncomfortable', Oilpainting on canvas, 100 x 100cm, 2020

"I realize this by combining techniques and distorting watercolours with smudges, creating tension with reality. Therefore the spectator doesn’t focus on the likeness and recognition, but on the emotion. I look for attractive perspectives, vivid and approachable images but give them a dark edge. At first glance my works invite you in, but by taking a longer and closer look, a certain discomfort becomes apparent. This abrasiveness triggers a reaction with the spectator. Above all I’m looking to stimulate the senses and invite the audience into a real experience of the images. I play with tension between beauty, esthetics and raw emotion.”

No title, Indian ink on paper, 42 x 29,7cm, 2016

 

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