Anja Gienger

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Anja Gienger is a German artist based in Tübingen. She combines ink, acrylics, gemstone pigments, monotype printed textures, paper and rags of textil in her predominantly abstract works, which are marked by contrasts between open spaces and detail and the disruption of calm surfaces with dynamic lines resembling scripture. Anja engages with the reoccurring theme of polarity from ever-changing perspectives, such as the cycles of life, social processes, or human thought and emotion. Equally central is the theme of time in her paintings, which tell stories of change as one of the only stable realities of existence. Her work is influenced by her love for Taoist energy arts, such as tai chi, qi gong, bagua and mediation, which she has practiced and taught for decades. Anja early interest in Eastern cultures, philosophies and healing techniques inspired her to spend extended periods of time living in and travelling through Asia, during which time she began to capture her impressions artistically in a sketch book, mostly using watercolours. Following this period, Anja applied herself fully to her art in the early 1990s. In addition to her own autodidactic studies, she attended the freie Kunsthochschule Metzingen and studied with diverse artists around the world. Since 1998, Anja’s paintings have been displayed in numerous individual and group exhibitions in Germany and abroad, including Zürich and Beijing.

Selected Works

Joy by Anja Gienger

Joy

Paintings - 90x90 cm
challenge by Anja Gienger

challenge

Paintings - 90x90 cm
virgin? by Anja Gienger

virgin?

Paintings - 100x100 cm
between black and white 1 by Anja Gienger

between black and white 1

Paintings - 60x60 cm
between black and white 2 by Anja Gienger

between black and white 2

Paintings - 60x80 cm
Balance by Anja Gienger

Balance

Paintings - 120x100 cm
summerdays by Anja Gienger

summerdays

Paintings - 40x120 cm
Jump by Anja Gienger

Jump

Paintings - 100x100 cm
day by Anja Gienger

day

Paintings - 80x80 cm
Perspektiven by Anja Gienger

Perspektiven

Paintings - 40x120 cm

Silence

Paintings - 80x100 cm

westwards

Paintings - 100x100 cm

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