‘A figure often creates a barrier between the scene and the viewer, which becomes a voyeur and stays outside. While I always want the viewer to be the figure itself ‘.
Artist Anouk Griffioen brings together various landscapes and subjects in her monumental charcoal drawings. She creates a world where the viewer can step in or even disappear.
Anouk Griffioen: ‘A figure often creates a barrier between the scene and the viewer, which becomes a voyeur and stays outside. While I always want the viewer to be the figure itself ‘.
It seems hard to believe that the enormous works are charcoal drawings. “How is it made?” Is one of the most frequently asked questions. If you also want to know that, come to the Erasmus Gallery where Anouk Griffioen will regularly work on new drawings in the coming months. Come by to see how it is made.
*The artist is expected to be present on every Thursdays.
