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25/05/2026

Fragmented Signal

A powerful exploration of identity, emotion and digital disruption, Fragmented Signal captures the tension between the physical and the fragmented self. The figure emerges through expressive oil brushwork while simultaneously dissolving into pixelated abstraction, creating a visual dialogue between human presence and digital interference.

Bold blocks of colour move across the body like broken transmissions, suggesting moments of memory, emotion and connection struggling to remain intact. JAN’s layered expressionist technique brings warmth and vulnerability to the figure, while the geometric fragmentation introduces a contemporary tension that feels both intimate and technological.

This work reflects the increasingly fractured way modern humanity experiences identity, connection and self perception in a constantly connected world.

The contrast between fluid human form and structured pixelation creates a striking visual rhythm that draws the viewer deeper into the artwork with every encounter.

Medium: Oil and Gold leaf on Canvas
Size: 800 x 1000 mm
Artist: JAN

17/05/2026

“Bliksem” is a bold and energetic artwork that captures the explosive force of emotion and thought. The portrait sits at the centre of a storm of colour and movement, where thick brushstrokes and layered textures collide to create a powerful visual impact.

The word Bliksem, painted across the composition in striking pink, introduces a raw, instinctive energy. In Afrikaans the word carries both the meaning of lightning and an emotional outburst, making it a perfect reflection of the intensity within the piece. The artwork suggests a moment where thoughts flash like lightning through the mind, sudden, powerful and impossible to ignore.

JAN’s expressive use of colour plays a central role in the work. The vibrant yellows and warm tones radiate energy across the canvas, while bold strokes of black, red and blue create contrast and movement around the figure. The face remains calm yet concentrated, almost as if absorbing the electrical energy surrounding it.

“Bliksem” becomes a visual metaphor for creative intensity, the moment when ideas strike suddenly and with undeniable force.

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 700 × 665 mm
Artist: JAN

Collector Information

• Original artwork by JAN
• Signed by the artist
• Includes certificate of authenticity
• Professionally packaged for safe delivery
• Worldwide shipping available
• Directly from the artist’s studio

16/05/2026

Two works. One conversation.

This diptych explores the tension between what is contained and what is expressed. Held Within draws inward, the body closed, energy compressed beneath the surface. In contrast, Reaching Out extends forward, opening into space, searching, signalling beyond itself.

Together, the works form a continuous dialogue.
Control and release.
Weight and movement.
Silence and expression.

Colour interruptions move across both canvases like fragments of communication, linking the two figures through an unseen current. The deep blue grounds unify the pair, while red and electric accents act as signals, carrying energy from one piece to the other.

These works are not separate.
They are designed to exist together.



Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 500 x 800 mm (Both)

Artist: JAN



Collector Information

Original, one-of-a-kind diptych (2 artworks sold together

Hand-painted oil on canvas

Designed as a paired composition, intended to be displayed side by side

Explores JAN’s ongoing themes of internal energy, tension, and movement

Strong collector value as a narrative set rather than individual works



Display Recommendation

Hang side by side with a small gap (3–6 cm)

Held Within on the left, Reaching Out on the right

Eye-level alignment to maintain flow between the two figures



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JAN’s diptych works are rare. They are created as connected expressions, where each piece completes the other.

Acquiring this set offers more than ownership of two artworks, it is an investment in a unified narrative, a dialogue captured across canvas.

10/05/2026

Explosion of light.
Original art piece and high quality art prints now available.
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Expression of words that we use daily. I just love it.It gives you so many different meanings.www.janartist.com
21/04/2026

Expression of words that we use daily. I just love it.
It gives you so many different meanings.
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12/01/2026

So from Dots and scribbles to something.
Ink pen on paper. It took almost forever with all the dots, but it was absolutely worth it.

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