Villa del Arte presents Françoise Nielly and Ger Doornink together in the exhibition “Mesmerising Gaze.” Although both artists work on canvas, this exhibition presents a selection of their limited edition prints, created in the best quality to ensure not only their durability, but also to capture their striking creative skills.
In Françoise Nielly’s portraits, colourful and vivid brush-strokes represent figures with a powerful gaze. She explores diverse identities through the eye of the urban artist that Nielly is at heart, with the master touch sha has acquired through many years of experience. Her subjects stare at the visitors, almost intimidating us, while making it impossible for us to look any other way.
Ger Doornink’s artworks depict strong female figures that are not afraid to look towards us. He finds inspiration in the Dutch Golden Age, the Italian Masters and combines Japonisme and contemporary elements in his portraits, resulting in perfectly balanced compositions. They are contemporary, but somehow bring us back to the past, resulting in atemporal portraits of women that are not afraid to look, nor be looked at.
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