Francien Krieg
The Ephemeral Embrace
2023

Name: The Ephemeral Embrace
Brand: Francien Krieg
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Francien Krieg is a Dutch painter and AI artist who has made a name for herself by painting older naked women. Her artwork is recognized for its unique celebration of the female form, particularly those of older women, and for challenging traditional beauty standards. Krieg's work often portrays women in their natural state, without the artificial enhancements commonly found in the media. This depiction of older women in their raw and unapologetic form is not only empowering but also an important step towards breaking the stigma surrounding aging and the female body. In addition to her traditional paintings, Krieg has also started to incorporate artificial intelligence technology into her artwork. Through this, she has been able to create hybrid pieces that combine her own creativity with the unpredictable and exciting algorithms generated by machines. The result is a fascinating blend of human and machine intelligence, which has opened up new avenues of exploration for Krieg as an artist. Overall, Francien Krieg's artwork is a celebration of femininity, age, and natural beauty, and it challenges us to reconsider our traditional notions of what is considered attractive and worthy of attention in the art world.

Creator:

Francien Krieg (1977)

Creation Year:

2023

Dimensions:

Height: 43.31 in (110 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)

Medium:

Oil

Movement & Style:

Surrealist

Period:

2010-

Condition:

Gallery Location:

PUIFLIJK, NL

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2370214074552

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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.