Francien Krieg - A borrowed weight

I am Francien Krieg, a Dutch figurative painter. For more than 25 years, the human body has been central to my work. I studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and further developed my painting at the Free Academy. My work is shown internationally and has been selected for the Figurativas competition by MEAM in Barcelona. In 2023 I achieved second place in Painter of the Year. Recently I was among the 25 finalists for Artist of the Year 2027. For years I mainly painted older women in my series Precious Bodies, about which a book appeared in 2018. These paintings deal with aging, visibility, and the narrow beauty ideals through which we view bodies. What moves me are the traces of a lived life: changing skin, a characteristic posture, the presence of someone who is more than her appearance. In recent years I have also turned my attention to young men and the uncertainty of adolescence. In portraits, figures in water, boxers, and boys with parts of armor I explore the tension between vulnerability and the expectation to be strong. Protection can offer safety, but it can also become a burden that you carry with you. Although the ages of my models vary, the questions remain connected. What does a body reveal? What are we trying to hide? How much space do we give each other to change, to grow older, or to not know for a moment? The works in this duo auction arise from these questions. I seek beauty in which awkwardness and imperfection may also exist. In the moments when a glance or a gesture lets something be felt that words fall short of expressing."}

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