Writer from Amsterdam

Loes Claessens is an independent graphic designer based in Amsterdam. Working in the fields of art and culture the design practice is focussing on printed and digital publications, identities, art direction and exhibition design.

The banal, the quotidian, the obvious, the common and the ordinary fascinate me. How do we give meaning to our daily life?

Amsterdam-based graphic designer.

My works can be described as ‘post-graffiti art’. The approach, attitude and application of my designs are heavily influenced by graffiti and street art. I am fascinated by today’s zeitgeist but am also critical about it. Street art is an art movement in which many inspiring things are happening and where I feel at home. With a spray I can visually express what I cannot do with a pencil. However, I would like to go deeper than the sometimes superficial appearance of graffiti and street art and highlight those aspects that make the viewer think. I would like to express my thoughts visually, either in a clear statement or in an experiment with a still unknown outcome, which can lead to something new.