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Anya Janssen, Karisma pencil on canzon paper, Crépuscule 3, 2020

Clouddwellers

7 May - 12 June 2021


Anya Janssen



About "Clouddwellers"

TORCH Gallery proudly presents Clouddwellers, an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Anya Janssen. These works are a celebration of the beauty that can be found in the temporary nature of existence. Janssen has made a series of intimate portraits of her students, a group of young adults who, in her eyes, represent a hopeful future in a time full of uncertainties. This new generation has not yet been confronted much with the harshness of 'real life', is open to everything and is afraid of nothing. This is clearly reflected in how they present themselves: full of confidence and averse to restrictions.

Apparently, Stalin has said of Boris Pasternak: "Leave him alone, he is a cloud-dweller." This way the writer was saved from execution because the dictator did not take him seriously, while his novel Doctor Zhivago would later prove to have an enormous influence on the worldwide image of the Soviet regime. Anya Janssen applies the term cloud-dweller to her students at the ArtEZ art academy in Arnhem, where she has been teaching since 2004. They too may seem like dreamers with their heads in the clouds, but they do possess a 'soft force' that can change the world.

Art/Images in "Clouddwellers"

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, The Kiss, 2021

    THE KISS, 2021

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    THE KISS

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

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    INSTALLATION

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    INSTALLATION

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, More than human, 2020

    MORE THAN HUMAN, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    MORE THAN HUMAN

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Clouddweller 2, 2019

    CLOUDDWELLER 2, 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    CLOUDDWELLER 2

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Clouddweller 3, 2020

    CLOUDDWELLER 3, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    CLOUDDWELLER 3

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

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    INSTALLATION

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Is This Real I, 2019

    IS THIS REAL I, 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    IS THIS REAL I

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Is This Real III, 2020

    IS THIS REAL III, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    IS THIS REAL III

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

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    INSTALLATION

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Is This Real IV, 2020

    IS THIS REAL IV, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    IS THIS REAL IV

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, E.M., 2019

    E.M., 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    E.M.

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, J.H., 2019

    J.H., 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    J.H.

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

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    INSTALLATION

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    INSTALLATION

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    INSTALLATION

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    INSTALLATION

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Ecce Homo, 2019

    ECCE HOMO, 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    ECCE HOMO

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Indigo Child, 2021

    INDIGO CHILD, 2021

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    INDIGO CHILD

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

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    INSTALLATION

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    INSTALLATION

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Clouddweller 4, 2020

    CLOUDDWELLER 4, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    CLOUDDWELLER 4

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Clouddweller 5, 2020

    CLOUDDWELLER 5, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    CLOUDDWELLER 5

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Oil on canvas, Is This Real II, 2019

    IS THIS REAL II, 2019

    Oil on canvas
    Anya Janssen

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    IS THIS REAL II

    Oil on canvas

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Karisma pencil on canzon paper, Crépuscule 1, 2020

    CRéPUSCULE 1, 2020

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper
    Anya Janssen

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    CRéPUSCULE 1

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Karisma pencil on canzon paper, Crépuscule 2, 2020

    CRéPUSCULE 2, 2020

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper
    Anya Janssen

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    CRéPUSCULE 2

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper

    Anya Janssen

  • Anya Janssen, Karisma pencil on canzon paper, Crépuscule 3, 2020

    CRéPUSCULE 3, 2020

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper
    Anya Janssen

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    CRéPUSCULE 3

    Karisma pencil on canzon paper

    Anya Janssen


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