The source of inspiration of Cécile van Hanja is the Modernism at the beginning of the 20th century. She is especially interested in the architecture of Bauhaus and De Stijl as a reflection of order in a time of chaos. Her paintings are a result of an inner need to create order in a chaotic globalized world, in which the mass culture is the big winner.
In her vision a work of art is an answer to the obtrusiveness of idealized advertisement aesthetics and a reaction to the avalanche of daily life impressions.
By creating something unique and handmade art gives space to the individual.
