Anna Snijder

In the diptych series Summertime I & II, Anna Snijder articulates a high-energy form of gestural abstraction. The works are deeply rooted in Art Informel and Abstract Expressionism, with Snijder using the canvas as an immediate field of action. Here, she breaks down the boundary between color and light: the impasto, often vertical paths of color testify to a physical, impulsive painting process in which the structure of the image only emerges at the moment the paint is applied.

The work captivates through a tension-filled balance between ecstatic bursts of color and calming overpaintings. Luminous neon accents in pink, yellow, and turquoise flash like energetic impulses through generous layers of white and light gray. A final varnish preserves this intensity so perfectly that the work appears permanently “fresh.”

The title Summertime reveals itself in a radical play with perception: neon pink and lemon yellow function as chromatic shockwaves representing the aggressive vitality and oppressive heat of summer. These impulses are “masked” by white overpaintings, creating the effect of a blinding overexposure. It is the visualization of that moment in midsummer when the light becomes so bright that reality begins to shimmer and solid forms dissolve into pure vibration.