Anji Lesourne

France and Jamaica

Statement Profile GlogauAIR Project CV Summary

Statement

My artwork is an exploration of form where I delve into elevating human emotions.

Born in Jamaica (1980), from early I’ve immersed herself in art. Through years of education in the U.S.A, my quest for evolution led me to Toulouse, France, in 2011. It was here that my art grew. I use oil paint, paper, plaster, and acrylic, and challenge myself to be innovative.

I continue to explore abstracts and figuratives. And with every piece, offer the human experience. I aim to evoke a sense of contemplation. It is an invitation for viewers to look beyond the surface, and embrace their emotion.

Profile

GlogauAIR Project

With this project I aim to develop a sense of wonder with the abstract human form.

It is always interesting to me the emotions that abstracts can provoke (its a different narrative looking at figurative work), and also that the emotions experienced while looking at an abstract can vary from one person to the other.

I aim to convey the structure of figurative paintings( and the beauty of the human form in all its states) , but representing it as highly emotive abstracts using vibrant paint colours to represent the energy of the human form.

CV Summary

Born in 1980, Anji is a self-taught French- Jamaican artist with a background in software development and communications.

Her figurative paintings focus on portrayals of mostly the female figure and her abstract work looks at the idea of portals. She creates by pulling inspiration from music, literature, historical references, and personal experiences to construct paintings that form an emotive experience for the viewer.

The figures often are derived from memory and imagination and there is an intended roughness that speaks to the honestly and humanity in the pieces.

As an artists she looks for openness and vulnerability with the goal of portraying the mysterious and time-worn parts of humanity.