Frans Franciscus

Steenbruggen Han

Uitgever: Waanders, hardcover, geillustreerd

This book of painter Frans Franciscus (born in Utrecht, 1959) shows how remarkable his work truly is In his sumptuous and — in spurts'- peculiar scenes, he establishes connections between paintings separated by centuries. As he paints, he travels through time and space, handling old religious themes as well as art-historical themes in an unorthodox, grotesque and expressive way. The fact that he avoids odd metamorphoses in doing so is typical of his work.

The paintings of Franc.iscus are narrative in nature. He does everything possible to charm the viewers, to catch them off guard or to put them on the wrong track. In addition, the artist maintains a warm relationship with the old masters that he interprets to his own, age.

In 2001, Frans Franciscus won the POP Prize (Presentatie Ondersteunings Fonds) that is awarded annually by, the Stichting Art in Business. The prize includes this publica tion about the work of the artist ,irid a solo-presentation of his work during the art fair ART TWENTE.

Frans Franciscus is a richly illustrated introduction to the oeuvre of this headstrong painter.