“It is not here that chamomile is served. However, if the artist shocks, it is not to break the conveniences but to summon courage”. – Miguel Mesquita da Conha about Tanya Janssen
TANYA JANSSEN
Tanya Janssen (1966), born in Stein, The Netherlands, currently lives and works in Zutendaal, Belgium. Janssen graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht (1992) and the Academy of Fine Arts in Breda (1985). Tanya Janssen has mainly exhibited in The Netherlands and Belgium, but also in Germany, Czech Republic and USA. Among these occasions are Gallery Art Choc (Hasselt, Belgium), Museum De Domeinen (Sittard) and Paleis voor de Schone Kunsten BOZAR (Brussels, Belgium). Her work is part of public collections such as DELA (Eindhoven) and in various private collections.
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Tanya Janssen’s paintings reflect her fascination with the relationship between humans and nature. Her work focuses on the concept of ‘weeds’, where she wants to emphasize the beauty and power of these often-ignored plants. By giving the ‘weeds’ a prominent place, Tanya tries to show the fragility and transience of human dominance over nature.
In Tanya’s Toy Stories series, she uses found toys to create stories that evolve around trauma and loss. They invite the viewer to reflect on their own personal history and emotions.
Janssen also experiments with conceptual images that are created with the help of artificial intelligence. With this technology she explores the boundaries between man and machine and tries to discover new ways of creation and expression. Her work in the world of AI is a quest for the essence of what it means to be an artist in the 21st century.
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Exhibitions at Galerie Nasty Alice: Een moment van onbevangen verwondering 2023 . Disturbed 2022 . Botanica 2020 . Wonderland 2018 . Day & Night 2017 . Woest 2015 . BlackBox 2014 .
