Glitterregen

These large paintings celebrate femininity with glitter, knitted and crocheted components, 3D scraps, fabric,  ribbon, and cute patterns. For most of history, art has been made mainly by men, and yet there are so many ‘feminine’ materials available. What does the world look like from a woman’s perspective?

In the utopian world of Glitter rain, a cloud disgorges cuddle hormones and emotion brain cells over the earth. Feminine characteristics help people to solve big problems: we could stop global warming in no time, and we care about one another more than money. Artist Annabel Anema says it’s time to make better use of female qualities. 

Glitter rain is a project of BROEI, a forum for young artists that forms part of Arcadia. It consists of twelve initiatives in which young artists turn their plans and ideas into reality, ranging from performance and film to graffiti and spanning the whole of Fryslân.