Gijs Frieling : that very night in Max's room a forest grew... : commissioned murals in private collections / texts, Hanne Hagenaars, Nanda Janssen ; interviews, Hanne Hagenaars ; photography, Johannes Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frieling, Gijs, 1966- artist.

Contributor:

Hagenaars, Hanne, writer of supplementary textual content, interviewer.

Janssen, Nanda, writer of supplementary textual content.

Schwartz, Johannes, photographer.

Series:

APE (Series) ; #186.

APE ; #186

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frieling, Gijs, 1966-.

Frieling, Gijs.

Mural painting and decoration, Dutch.

Painting, Dutch.

Physical Description:

173 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

That very night in Max's room a forest grew... : commissioned murals in private collections

Place of Publication:

[Sint-Amandsberg] : Art Paper Editions, [2021?]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Title from spine.

Chiefly illustrated.

ISBN:

9789493146693

9493146693

OCLC:

1249750864