About

An Claes (born 1992) is a Belgian artist based in Antwerp.

The life and work of An Claes are steeped in art. Culture, travel, and life itself—both experiencing and embracing it—are her greatest inspirations. She has a fascination for mythical and historical figures, costumes, and masks. From this arises a semi-real, dreamlike world where characters wander with a lighthearted melancholy. This recognizable paradox, so intrinsic to human nature, is the key to novels, films, and theater. And that is what An Claes captures in her seemingly simple yet refined drawings, using pencil, ink, charcoal, and more: the beauty of imperfection, the human emotions that remain unspoken and suppressed—great or small—hidden thoughts in a fleeting glance.