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Ana Frois, Greenhouses (2015-17)

October 21, 2018 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 1 Comment

Ana Frois is a Portuguese architect and self-taught illustrator. Her drawings place together archetypal architectures with natural elements and small pieces of an intimate universe. The greenhouse is one of her recurring subjects and is usually drawn with an almost childish trait. In Frois’ works, the buildings are abstract entities traced with thin white lines on a blue background; they are transparent and reveal their content while floating in an indeterminate space with no orientation. Frois uses a set of representation methods ranging from axonometric drawings, perspectives, and elevations.

In introducing her works, Ana quotes Philip Weisbecker, an artist equally interested in this subject:

I have always been interested by ‘things’ and in trying to understand the feeling of an object, or the mystery of it. That’s something that fascinates me about greenhouses: their mystery — the fact they preserve an interior world you can’t immediately access from the exterior. I really love the idea of not being able to see inside.
The greenhouse is absolutely perfect for the purpose it serves and, because it’s designed so simply, and so well, its form will never change.”
Philippe Weisbecker

 

 

Greenhouse (V) commission
Acrylics, Chinese white pencil and watercolour on paper, March 2017
Size: A3

 

 

Greenhouse (IV)
Acrylics, Chinese white pencil and watercolour on paper, March 2017
Size: A3

 

 

Greenhouse façade
Acrylics and Chinese white pencil on paper, December 2016
Size: A3
*commission

 

 

Green house (III)
Acrylics, Chinese white pencil and watercolour on paper, December 2016
Size: A3
*commission

 

 

Big Greenhouse
Acrylics and Chinese white pencil on paper, November 2016
Size: 3 xA4
*commission

 

 

Green house (II)
Acrylics and watercolor on paper, June 2015
Size: A3
*commission

 

 

Greenhouse (I)
Acrylics and Chinese white pencil on paper, August 2014
Size: A4

 

All images © Ana Frois

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  1. archipicture says

    May 3, 2017 at 6:25 pm

    very much like these illustrations – amazing!

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