Bernard Frize

Bernard Frise, born in Saint-Mandé, France in 1954, is one of the most important figures who has shaped abstract painting with his advanced technology. The artist's practice is based on the idea that painting is a "production process" rather than emotional expression; the physical properties of the paint and the explosion are brought to the forefront by moving with specified rules and explosions. Developed with wet-on-fine (wet-on-wet) technology, fluids and complex patterns offer a flawless perfection of randomness and control. Frise, a recipient of the Fred Thieler Prize, has his works exhibited in the permanent collections of the world's most prestigious museums, such as the Centre Pompidou and Tate Modern. Frize, who is in the prime of his artistic career, continues to push the ontological boundaries of painting in his studios in Paris and Berlin today. Following his past retrospectives, the artist, who experiments with the relationship between color and movement on larger canvases in his current works, is considered a living legend. Frize is now actively producing works and holding international exhibitions not only as a painter but also as a point of reference for younger generations in the art world.