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01Jul2024

Man Moved Mountain : expo until the end of July

In Art, exhibitions by AnV / 01/07/2024 / Comments are closed

An’s captivating showcase revives the beauty of Limburg and Genk’s landscapes, a century after renowned landscape painters flocked to Genk, meeting at the Station d’Artistes. Over the years, the arrival of coal mines transformed these landscapes, replacing their romanticized beauty with the harsh realities of industry. Yet, Vanderlinden’s work reveals that these landscapes remain beautiful and romantic. Her art incorporates the terrils—coal mine spoil tips—that now define the region, offering a new dimension and inspiration for artists. Join us on Sunday, June 23th and experience how she brings these dynamic landscapes back to life, celebrating their enduring allure and evolving charm.

Man Moved Mountain
Sunday, june 23 – july 31, 2024

open:
– thu july 25 : 17-21h
– su july 28 : 14-18h
and by appointment
www.lecharbonnage.com

09Jun2024

Man Moved Mountain

In Art, Artist Residency, exhibitions by AnV / 09/06/2024 / Comments are closed

People can do a lot when they work together. Even move mountains. Miners did so not only figuratively but also literally, as the many slag heaps in Limburg attest.
Man Moved Mountain , the new solo exhibition by An Vanderlinden, opens on 23 June at Le Charbonnage Art Residencies in Genk.

During the month of May I worked at Le Charbonnage Art Residencies by invitation, and as you could predict if you know me a little, I’m still working there :-D.
A month is in fact very short, too short, to work if you first have to find the raw material for your paint, if you still have to make paint, if you are used to working on one painting for about a month. Knowing that this Art Residency was going to end in a solo exhibition with the work I made here, I had to change tack.

The Genk landscape

So what other bow has that become? Well, the Genk landscape, loved by landscape painters in the late 19th century, just because it has been so changed by the coal mines, is now much loved by me. Before I was allowed to paint on the unloading floor in Beringen in 2018, I regularly went to the Genk slag heaps to walk, draw and paint. With watercolours. Nothing to exhibit, just, for relaxation.
The terrils have not only become beautiful nature, they are also a silent witness to what humans are capable of when they work together.

But did I just read watercolour paint? Indeed. And can you make that from coal? And then also goes on canvas? And does that also take you a month? And did you actually find coal from Zwartberg? Well, the answer to all those questions, you will get at Le Charbonnage Art Residencies, on Sunday 23 June, from 3pm :-D Exciting, isn’t it? I think so too. So I’m going to continue working for a while. Time is really short now :-D
See you soon!


Vernissage Sunday 23 June from 3pm to 6pm
Marcel Habetslaan 27, 3600 Genk

https://www.lecharbonnage.com

24Apr2024

Biënnale Cultuurvuur 2024 Botanical Garden Meise : welcome!

In Art, exhibitions by AnV / 24/04/2024 / Comments are closed

From 1 May to 30 September, you can visit the Cultuurvuur Biennale in Meise’s Botanic Garden.
More than 50 artists created a work especially for the location assigned to them in advance.

The friendship temple, built in 1818 by order of Baron Vanderlinden (yes!) d’Hoogvorst, is full of references to freemasonry. It was with great enthusiasm that I delved into the subject, and from next week will introduce you to the result of many months of work:

‘The Light Wins’ is the title of my installation of seven 80 x 200 cm paintings, which together tell a special story. Or show a way, if you prefer. Below is a small preview. More explanation later.

I am present on 1 May, from 11am to 6pm.
Welcome!

Biennial Cultuurvuur 2024 – location 51 : friendship temple, containing An Vanderlinden’s installation ‘The Light Wins’
is hidden among the trees, very close to the ‘Meise Dorp’ entrance. Plans are available at the location.

www.naturainspiratus.be

 

 

24Dec2023

In situ artwork at Terhills Hotel (2): Look up

In Art by AnV / 24/12/2023 / Comments are closed

Architect Vittorio Simoni suggested to Terhills Hotel that I create paintings in their new meeting rooms. And so it happened. ;-)

Meeting room ‘Terhills’ is close to, and overlooks ‘the queen shaft’ of the former Eisden coal mine.

In situ kunstwerk ‘Look up’ :

The work “Look up” complements the imposing view one experiences here. A play of lines inspired by the head of the queen shaft that one just cannot see. In this work, the hues were created by mixing coal-based pigments from the various Limburg mining sites and applying them layer by layer to the wall. The gray concrete structure frames the different shades of black, something miners also experienced as they rose from the underground via the mine shaft.

Look Up

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24Dec2023

In situ artwork at Terhills Hotel (1)

In Art by AnV / 24/12/2023 / Comments are closed

Long story short (sorry, I actually spend as little as possible at my computer and as much as possible in my studio in recent years): Architect Vittorio Simoni suggested Terhills Hotel to let me create paintings on the wall in their new meeting rooms. And so it happened. With the necessary stress, doubts, trial and error, as is usually the case with assignments with a tight deadline ;-).

In meeting room ‘Sporenzaal’, I used the entire alcove:

In situ artwork ‘Pedestal’ :

The work ‘Pedestal’ or Pedestal is an interpretation of the foot of the authentic mine shaft of Eisden. The work was realised with paint based on pigments obtained by grinding coal scraped from the surrounding slag heaps. Paint that transitions into the precious raw material mined from the underground by the miners. Coal on a pedestal, a work in tribute to the miners in the shadow of the queen shaft.

(photos by Leni Lenaerts for Terhills Hotel)

 

 

17Nov2023

New paint tests of “new” coal = new project. Exciting!

In Art, painting by AnV / 17/11/2023 / Comments are closed

 

It’s been a long time since I wrote anything here. Reason: I’m too busy to sit in front of my computer. And when I do take some rest, sitting behind my computer is not exactly my idea of relaxation. In short: personal point of improvement ;-)

What I have done so far besides renovating our house during the weekends and days off, move twice, and clean up the incessant stream of rain that continues to pour in as long as the roofer doesn’t get here to do his job…
painting in my amazing new studio. And rushing outside every time the sun wants to shine for a moment, to wash, grind and sift coal.

I am testing “new” coal: coal from Eisden, the easternmost coal mine of Belgium. In preparation for a new project that is very exciting for me. I will hopefully tell you a lot more about it soon.

Update 17/11: o ooooh. I told the whole story on instagram, but I still have to add it here. On its way!

13Apr2023

“I am King” : groupshow in Herkenrode,may 19-21, 2023

In Art, exhibitions by AnV / 13/04/2023 / Comments are closed

Every year KunztHuiz organizes a great group exhibition in the Poortgebouw and the chapel on the Abbey site of Herkenrode, Hasselt.
This year, the curators also visited me to select work.
You only have a few days to come and admire the result, so mark the weekend of May 19-20-21 in your agenda!

Participating artists:
An Vanderlinden, Barbara Vandendriessche, Ben Nys, Bisser, Christine Morren, Christine Vanhove, Daniël Op de Beeck, Dany Tulkens, Eddie Symkens, Gea van Eck, Hazel Vrielinck, Hilde Van de Walle, Irene Goethuys, Jef Bertels, Koenraad Tinel, Linda Blokken, Lut Moens, Maarten Ceulemans, Marie Louise Elshout, Marleen Verheyen, Melissa Muys, Mieke Vanden Eynde, Mireille Robbe, Monique De Ceulaer, Mothmeister, Piet Peere, Skawager, Souldigger, Stoffel Beyens, Tamara De Prest, vandeCamp&Heesterbeek, Walter Dermul, Zjeeke Polleunis.

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