Anika De Souza
Anika’s artistic process mirrors handwriting’s fluidity, balancing spontaneity and control. She often begins with graphite, creating delicate, sketch-like marks that contrast with more forceful strokes. These scribbles and lines, reminiscent of handwriting’s cadence, establish a rhythm that echoes calligraphic traditions. By leaving areas untouched, she allows compositions to breathe, fostering a dialogue between presence and absence.
As her writing dissolves into abstraction, it prioritizes form over meaning, transforming language into a purely visual element. Letters stretch, distort, and fragment, blurring the boundary between text and image. This interplay between structure and dissolution invites viewers to engage with language on a visceral level, beyond its literal interpretation.
Working with acrylic, graphite, crayons, spray paint, and oil sticks, Anika explores varied textures and materiality. Each layer adds a new dimension, creating depth and spatial movement. Through cut-out techniques and gestural marks, she transforms the canvas into a space where movement, mark, and material merge in a dynamic dialogue, exploring the tension between intention and chance.
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