About

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exhibitions

• 11 -26 october 2008:
Solo exhibition, Kerkje van Laak, Houthalen (B)

2007:
• Marziart Internationale Galerie,
Hamburg (D)
An Vanderlinden, Tj Miles,
Immanuel Klein, Nicholas Stedman , Verner Brems, Tapan Kar
• ''Stilte ... ' (silence ...)
Z33, Hasselt (B)

2006:
• Artikel 27, Centrum Duurzaam Bouwen, Heusden- Zolder (B)
• Art Event, Antwerp (B)

2005: Art Event, Antwerp (B).

• 1998: 'Ef Collection' in Cercle Artistique Hasseltois in Hasselt (B).

• 1996: 'D Collection' in the Cultural Centre of Zonhoven (B).

• 1995: group show in Den Artiest in Oostende (B).

• 1994: group exhibition in Galeria Sala Stephan in
Villajoyosa Alicante (ES).

• 1994: An & Miet Vanderlinden, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven (B).

• 1992: first individual show in Het Magazijn in Hasselt (B).

An has been participating in group exhibitions since 1989.

the work

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.

Fons De Bleser

the critics

An's pictures are dynamic and temperamental. She always uses symbols like crosses and circles. They only emphasize dynamics and temper. Their impact is bewildering.

An swears to explicit colours. Black is always there, slightly enlightened by more lucid colours. Blue is her bridge between mystery and mysticism, while deep red and bright yellow excite magic.
Her mix of colors is plastical, playful and above all, very striking. The different stresses in colours create a certain atmosphere, that puts An's message through, without obtruding it.

Painting is An's way of expressing herself. She confronts the onlooker with her attitude to life as well as with his own.
Her paintings are titleless. In An's opinion, the use of names only obstructs the onlooker's interpretation. Instead of giving titles, she uses a certain code to each painting: e.g. 'D5' - D=1996, 5= 5th painting of that year. She started her code with the character 'D', to prove her love to her partner for life, whose name is D.

text based on a review from E. Boon, written in 1993
my eternal thanx to Ruub for the translation :)