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Annya Sand is a contemporary multimedia artist known for her signature abstract art. She is a third generation artist like her father and grandfather before her and has had her work exhibited in renowned international art fairs and governmental institutions, from The Houses of Parliament in London to the UN headquarters in New York. Annya has also displayed her art at global museums and private collections worldwide.
Supported by the UNESCO Colours for the Planet project in Andorra, Annya Sand's work was exhibited at the UN headquarters in New York in September 2016. Her previous works have appeared in governmental institutions and leading art fairs; from The Houses of Parliament, Masterpiece and Lapada Art Fairs in London, to AHAF Hong Kong and Art Bahrain.
Annya's true love, has always been the power and potential of art and the masterful sharpening of her own skills as an artist. She studied Drawings & Sculpture and an MA in Arts and Cultural Enterprise at London's Central Saint Martins. As a young girl, Annya spent her days painting and learning about crafts in her father's art studio.
Her practice is driven by interaction, presence and emotional connection, expanding the boundaries of art beyond observation into lived, sensory encounter. Sand creates work that invites audiences to experience, feel and heal through art.
ON PROCESS
“When it comes to my work, the process of creation itself is what excites me the most. I enjoy the transformative development; making shapes come together before me and watching them evolve. My technique is element based, and I tend to use my bare hands when working with oils and acrylics, as I need to feel the painting in order to truly adjust its texture. I tend to coat thin layers atop one another which allows for the original underlayer to seep through and show itself. I also use tapping techniques with flat brushes to generate realistic landscapes. When creating, especially when dealing with the abstract, I remain obsessed with the outcome. I'm a perfectionist and I feel compelled to guarantee a flawless composition. This involves revisiting a completed work months later to ensure its proper and final manifestation.”
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