Anne
van Borselen was born on June 11, 1937 in Surabaya,
Indonesia. In the 1960s, she studied at the " Koninklijke
Academie van Beeldende Kunsten" ("Royal Academy
of Art") in the Hague and Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Coming from a family of painters; on her mother's side, Imeria
Sunassa, the famous Indonesian artist, and on her father's
side great great grandfather, J.W. van Borselen (1825-1892),
who painted King William III from The Netherlands. Anne is
a ball of energy. She constantly creates on inspiration and
her work conjures the fresh immediacy. Whilst being impulsive,
she also has a high level of execution and a confident aesthetic
Her first exhibition was in Spain, on the island of Ibiza,
where she had lived and painted for 5 years.
Anne paints directly on canvas, rice paper, panels, in mixed
techniques; Acrylic, guache, oil or ink in classic or abstract
style. She also makes sculptures in bronze, stone and fibre.
The figurative work can be linked to the beauty of artist
such as Degas and the intensity of Rembrandt. On the topic
of abstract, Anne is bold and provocative; contributing a
humour and an easy-going edge to her style.
Her use of color is graceful and distinguished which can
exist in harmony in all environments.
Anne said, "I discover beauty in everyday things.
There is no real separation between the observer and the
observed. Dance movements, compositions with figures. I
have to enter into a sort of trance that will give me the
feeling that my work is being guided by a cosmic force.
In the end, the work itself takes over and you don't even
know you are working."
Jenggala
Art Gallery is proud to present the paintings and hand-painted
ceramics exhibition by Anne van Borselen entitled "Dance
Pieces" and other collections.
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