ARJAN JANSSEN

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A search for truth without concern for beauty. That is what my wife saw in my recent series of drawings. This observation immediately sets all sorts of cogs in motion in my head. Essential questions arise and trivial thoughts get stuck... ...Read More


Ultimately, every painting is about death. The ultimate underlying motive. The culprit why we create in the first place. Without our awareness of mortality, we would not get out of bed. We are chased to the exit... ...Read More


The longer I paint, the more I love failure. The longer I live, the more I love human shortcomings. And the more and more I am annoyed by complacency. By the proud artist full of himself. Proud of his paintings that are nothing more than a tribute to his own oeuvre... ...Read More