Gijs Frieling
Subtitle: that very night in Max's room a forest grew : commissioned murals in private collections
By: texts: Hanne Hagenaars, Nanda Janssen; photography: Johannes Schwartz
Contributors: Hagenaars, Hanne, author; Janssen, Nanda, author; Schwartz, Johannes, photographer
Publisher: Art Paper Editions
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Sint-Amandsberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9789493146693
Subjects: Dutch Mural painting and decoration; Dutch Painting
Other titles: That very night in Max's room a forest grew :
Description: Don't be misled by the sweet pictures in pretty colours, for we're dealing with a radical artist here. This anarchist in angel's clothing contravenes a number of contemporary art's unwritten laws. Gijs Frieling is a standard-bearer for ornament and decoration and he embraces exuberance. His representations are not minimal but maximal, as full as can be, and there's always room for an extra flower. Gijs couldn't care less about the concepts of novelty and originality; on the contrary, he wants to work as unadventurously and predictably as possible. His paintings are jam-packed with repetition and he often falls back on the same elements. Also, he copies to his heart's delight - his own work and that of others, in versions that are painted (on glass) or embroidered (by his mother) and the distinction between the copy and the original doesn't interest him in the slightest. Moreover, his work is not critical but it is pleasing, it is incredibly beautiful, and on top of this he is a Christian
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