Collection: ANNE VANOUTRYVE

ANNE VANOUTRYVE

Works and lives in Ghent.

Anne Vanoutryve confronts us with ecological and personal boundaries through her emotionally charged paintings that explore the vulnerability of both humans and nature. With works responding to the global climate crisis and personal spheres of influence, such as deforestation in Brazil and melting glaciers, Anne evokes a powerful dialogue about the threats to our physical and ideological freedoms.

Through painting, Vanoutryve can best express herself. She carefully sculpts tactility from thick pieces of oil paint. The formation of layers and sublayers translates what she sees into dried pigment. Her color palette suggests transitions between foreground and background, creating vivid contrasts between the artist's starting points and compositions. Abstraction plays a crucial role in this. By unpacking the visual, she preserves the freedom of viewing. Your gaze is not bound. It demonstrates Vanoutryve’s sense of adventure in capturing the world around her, where concern and a sense of individuality go hand in hand with the beauty of nature.