Annemie has taken up Fine Arts a couple of years ago, and has since won us over with her beautifully executed linocuts. She is inspired and fascinated by the human spirit and the balance between beauty and ugliness in everything encountered in her everyday life, love and travels. After obtaining her BA(BK) Information Design degree, she worked as a graphic designer for a few years, but then took a break, exploring other businesses and travelling extensively. She still had this gnawing urge to express herself and soon returned to art, but exploring it through fine art, rather than design, and a variety of different mediums.

“Through my pain and explorations I encounter growth and miracles which leaves me speechless and in awe. Even though life can be fragile and fleeting, still I’d like to stand still for a moment and reflect on those things that make this journey worthwhile, and hopefully inspire you too.”

She has just completed a three month art residency in Paris at the Cité des Art, and has quite a few exhibitions lined up for this year. Make sure you keep an eye on our events calendar, so that you don’t miss this fast emerging artist’s work.

“Sometimes I feel that I can never be enough; other times that I am way too much. The truth is, I am more than I ever imagined I could be.”

Postcards from Paris: J’en Ai Tant Vu

Name: Postcards from Paris: J'en Ai Tant Vu
SKU: 238016
Availability: InStock

R599,00 – R1299,00

Artist: Annemie Odendaal
Title: Postcards from Paris: J’en Ai Tant Vu
Medium: Fine art print on acid free 200gsm Illford Smooth
Edition: 20
Size: A5
Framed Size: 28 x 35 cm
Framed: Oak coloured frame with navy mounting

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SKU: 238016 Categories: Annemie Odendaal, Fine Art Prints, Home, The Blues, Inktober, Paris

Description

Once I arrived in Paris, I folded a new origami rabbit, and aptly called her Lapine (French for Rabbit). I then placed her in various Parisian settings, forcing myself to observe things from a different point of view, investigating my surroundings from a new perspective. Seeing the world through these glasses (a bit like Alice through the looking glass), I have discovered so much more than I could ever anticipate, evoking a deeper connection and process of honest interrogation of my surroundings, society, and myself. They are sketches of where I was playing around with origami rabbits in different settings in Paris, exploring new concepts to develop into artworks. This is a very intimate look into my process, as I started to doodle with ink in my tiny sketchbook to put down preliminary ideas on paper. This is where new ideas start, and I am delighted to share these sketches with you!