ROSES of HOPE – MEDITATIONS was created as a series of paintings during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020-21. Throughout this period of solitude and isolation, artist Anne Korff wanted to share her artwork. Anne saw this as a way of providing support, inspiration and nourishment for the soul. Each painting is a meditation using energy, colour and shape to bring us hope and solace.
Anne’s paintings invite us to join her in contemplating the symbolism of rose and star, love, loss, memory, peace and hope. The symbolism of star and rose, East and West blend in a fusion of sumptuous colour and shape. The tonic lift of yellow and orange, the warm expansion of red and the calming stillness of ultramarine and deep violet.
Anne has worked as a volunteer with refugees on the Greek Island of Chios. In 2018-19 she organised exhibitions of her artwork as fundraisers for the refugee charity, Chios Eastern Shore Response Team (CESRT). For the past 12 years, she has been a full-time artist, channelling her rich life experience into her paintings.
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Aidan Dunne of the Irish Times wrote: –
“ Anne Korff’s paintings vividly reflect her experience of the refugee crisis… In a space of what feels like infinite loss, flickers of hope appear.”
Anne Korff studied Fine Art in Berlin. She came to Ireland in 1977 and in 1987. And inspired by her passion for history and archaeology she set up her own publishing company, Tír Eolas. Her publications include beautifully illustrated guides and maps of the Burren, south Galway, Lough Corrib, The Shannon Valley. She also published “The Book of the Burren” among others.
The ROSES of HOPE – MEDITATIONS book contains a selection of six reproductions of her artwork, 25×25 cm in size, ring bound and with a hanging attachment, ready to display on a wall. It is available for sale in our Shop Page, priced €20 plus p&p.
