Anne-Lise Coste

Born in Marignane (France) in 1973, Anne-Lise Coste is known for her radical approach, in which the creative potential of her art is articulated in the spontaneous gesture and what is directly said, written and painted. In her works, Coste opposes the standardization of art and uncompromisingly points out the fleeting nature of the moment. Drawing plays a main role in portraying a universe based on her idiosyncratic codes: her imagination and daily life being the raw material that inspires her works.

Coste employs in her work –whether airbrush, spray paint, lacquer, acrylic or oil– her drawings and texts, brimming with immediate and spontaneous gestures, are often reminiscent of graffiti and urban space. These compositions of simple schematic shapes and words refer, among other things, to the long history of Art Brut. Considered by the artist to represent the freedom of childhood –but also resistance– this combination of “naïve” lines and specifically referential words or symbols casts a view onto both the violence of our society and the beauty of the world.