Anschen Friedrichs is a South African visual artist, creative entrepreneur and business owner. Based in Cape Town, her studio overlooks glorious Table
Mountain from where she draws inspiration, finding beauty in everyday life.
Anschen is intrigued by the relationship between light, shadows, and colour in art. She aspires to accurately capture the delicateness of flowers, the details so often overlooked by busy world travellers, as well as their breathtaking beauty.
Anschen is an active member and Fellow of the South African Society of Artist (SASA) and has taken part in various SASA group exhibitions held in the world
famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, which can be found at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
Anschen had the privilege to be part of the “Home is Where the Art is” art collection group exhibition at the ZEITZ MOCCA Museum of Contemporary Art, located in the Silo District at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
As an art lover, creative and entrepreneur, Anschen believes that art should be more than just a gorgeous picture on a wall. She thus created a unique range of lifestyle art products and expanded the range to include wearable art products, such as genuine leather handbags, which she manufactures in her studio, as well as sterling silver jewellery. Each of her art products bears an image of one of her original flower paintings.
“The smallest flower can leave me breathless and astounded by the amount of beauty that it holds. While we are so much in a hurry doing everyday life, I give my utmost to get the viewer of my artwork to pause for a moment, to breathe in the movement of the petals, the shadows and light, the colours which are intricately woven together, the details and the scent of the flower – albeit for longer than just a moment.
Art is more than just a full time occupation to me. It is a glorious hymn of praise that brings my heart and soul to life.”