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Francien KriegTogether in joy2023
2023
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This painting has a "golden " edge. Lot of texture in the paint and background.
In the period of Covid-19 and quarantine, Francien Krieg paints self-portraits that chronicle a journey through time. She captures several phases in the forced home isolation and the emotional life of the isolated. Initially the quarantine provided peace, security and confidence, With the passage of time shadowy aspects of this type of isolation gradually emerge. Inner turmoil, confrontations with oneself, the longing for fresh air and light, the hunger for touch, the uncertainty of times ahead begin to manifest . The series of portraits, which is still ongoing, shows how the inner world comes to life in all its facets while the outer world stands still. The series evolves with current events and offers a special perspective on a worldwide and at the same time personal event, the outcome of which is still unknown. The contrast between tension and relaxation, struggle and resignation,
- Creator:Francien Krieg (1977)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 59.06 in (150 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Gallery Location:PUIFLIJK, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2370211777352
Francien Krieg
Francien Krieg Francien Krieg [1973] is a Dutch artist who lives in the countryside in the middle of The Netherlands. She is living there with her two children and husband, working fulltime in her studio. She graduated from the Royal art academy in The Hague in 1998, obtaining a degree in Monumental art, which brought her to think conceptually and during which she discovered her fascination for the human body. Francien Krieg expressed her thoughts in these academic years with meat installations and human skins made of rubber. A few years later, she picked up her passion for painting at The Free Academy of The Hague. She expressed her fascination for the human body in paintings with unusual body perspectives. Soon her work was picked up by art collectors and art galleries. Her work became part of important Dutch art collections like the ING Collection and the former Scheringa collection. One of the better galleries in The Netherlands, Gallery Mokum in Amsterdam, picked up on the quality of her work and initiated a cooperation. Francien’s career development brought her works to be shown at exhibitions like the art fair Scope Basel, the art fair Realisme Amsterdam, Robert Lange Studios in Charleston USA, From motion to Stillness Chicago at Zhou B art center, Townsend atelier Women painting women [r]evolution Tennessee US and recently an exhibition at Gallery Beinart named Strak realisme featuring Effie Pryer and Ville Lopponen . She was nominated for the Dutch Portrait Award and shortlisted for the Figurativas 2017/ 2019/ 2020 at MEAM in Barcelona. Additionally, her work was published in the Beautifulbizarremagazine featuring a three-page article. Many articles were published with her work in online and printed magazines like: Realisme today , Artists on art , Theguideartists ,Boldbrush, Poets and artists and many more. Also her work was part of the MEAM exhibition Women painting women and Painting today and she published a book about her work 2018.
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