Gijs Frieling That very night in Max's room a forest grew... fantasme Le paradis des autres raconte

Le paradis des autres raconte la lutte anti-raciste au travers d’expériences personnelles de l'auteur et d’interviews dessinées

Other projects followed: four years spent with the Nez Perce tribe

Il juxtapose ses dessins de paysages et les portraits renseignés de ces gens

Son objectif était de capturer la transformation saisonnière du paysage

The pairs are experimental and often provocative

Gijs Frieling That very night in Max's room a forest grew... fantasme Le paradis des autres raconteDon'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