Francien Krieg

Francien Krieg


About

Francien Krieg (1973) lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands.

In the studio of Francien Krieg a glass is displayed with bird skulls and a small fetus in a jar. It is noticeable that transience of nature intrigues her. In the work of Krieg the theme of transience concentrates on the naked body of elderly women. Krieg paints the naked woman unpolished and realistic, as a pure human being. The beauty of imperfection becomes clear in her raw, poetic art and has the capacity to touch the observer.

Krieg always painted human beings. At first she was intrigued by the form of the human body, but gradually her fascination with the texture and the colors of the human skin increased which is expressed in her realistic style. She tried once to show the inner side of human beings, but that did not appeal her. 'I think the inside is bloody and nasty, while the outside is interesting for me. The wrinkles and varicose veins of the elderly are to most people an illustration of imperfection, but to me they depict beauty.

According to me, a smooth, polished skin is less interesting then an aged skin. Painting the unpolished, aged skin is a way to express the inside.'



The fascination for the human body started when she became aware of the strangeness of her own body when she took a shower. She took a good look at herself and thought 'what a strange object is this!'. This experience stimulated her to paint her own body. 'Your own body is familiar and strange at the same time. For me it is bizarre that on one hand I feel comfortable in my body, while on the other hand I have no awareness of what is going on inside. Even medical science is unable to understand the inside of the human body completely.'



Another fascination of Krieg is the way females are portrayed in the media. She is annoyed at the way the media create an idealized picture of women. As a counterpart of this idealization she aims to show natural and unpolished women. One of the purposes of Krieg is to stimulate critical questioning of the definition of beauty instead of a groundless acceptance of an imposed definition of beauty. Personality characteristics as openness and honesty also contribute to outward beauty.

Krieg exhibits in the Netherlands and abroad. Her work is presented in different collections, like the ING art collection, the Howard Tullman collection, Museum van Lien, Scheringa collection and several private collections. In the Netherlands she cooperates with gallery Mokum in Amsterdam and her paintings are displayed on several art exhibitions, like in Charleston in the Robert Lange studios.



translated from a text from Hanneke Wetzer
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Location
the hague, Netherlands
Website
http://www.francienkrieg.com
Education
Educations:2005: masterclass Bert Osinga Wackersacademie Amsterdam1999-2003 : free academy Den Haag with teachers: Ingrid Rollema,Nout Visser, N.Blans jr.1993-1998 : Royal academy Den Haag direction Monumental art, Read More

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In between time

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Francien Krieg
Netherlands
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Awakening

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Francien Krieg
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Female flaws III

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Francien Krieg
Netherlands
Lying body
Staring  at the past
Marked
Outside
Landscape of old age

Events & Exhibitions

Events

Future Shows: 2011: solo exhibition gallery Mokum Amsterdam2009: Scope Basel with Willem Kerseboom gallery2009: Art Amsterdam with Mokum gallery2009 maart: solo expositie galerie Pins art Brugge2009 februari/mei : vaste collectie Scheringa museum2009 januari : solo expositie Artemisia 2008/2009: solo expositie Pulchri Den Haag: Mooi mens2009: werk aangekocht door ING art collection2008 september: groepsexpositie Artemisia in Kunstzaken met oa: Douwe Elias, Ada Breedveld , Irma Kamps2008 juli: werk aangekocht door Scheringamuseum 2008 : maart groeps expo Andrew Stark gallery London AAF2008: beurzen in Madrid, Noorwegen en Engeland met gallery Villa del arte Barcelona2008 31 mei: op uitnodiging groeps expo Pulchri thema : Vrijheid 2008: Glasgowart fair, affordable artfair met Villa del artes Barcelona 2007 oktober: arti2007 kunstbeurs den haag met gallery Buddenbrooks 2007 augustus: groepsexpo Haagse kunstkring: Ontdolen 2007: groepsexpositie Pulchri Read More

Exhibitions

2011 februari: 6 februari t/m 28 augustus : van K t/m Z werken uit eigen collectie van museum van Lien

2011 januari : solo expositie galerie Mokum

2011 januari: deelname Realisme beurs met galerie Mokum

2010 december : deelname Lineart Gent met galerie Pinsart

2010 november : groepsexpositie Robert Lange studios Charleston USA

2010 oktober: groepsexpositie met Lotta Blokker, Eline peek , Lita Cabelut , Hester Schroor en Dorien Plaat in de Bergkerk Deventer.

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