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Oak Brook gallery welcomes artist
"La Serenissima" is a hand-pulled serigraph, 36 x 27 inches, created by artist Francois Fressinier.
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Updated: July 3, 2012 10:42AM
Martin Lawrence Galleries Oak Brook will introduce internationally acclaimed artist and visionary poet François Fressinier on Friday.
The artist will appear from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Martin Lawrence Galleries, 182 Oak Brook Center (in the Neiman-Marcus wing) to unveil his paintings and limited edition serigraphs.
For information, email oakbrookdirector@martinlawrence.com or call (630) 954-3033
Born in Cognac, France in 1968 to portrait photographer parents with an affinity for aesthetics, it was fitting that modern figurative artist François Fressinier would develop his unique style.
His father’s admiration for the works of the old masters and Fressinier’s exposure to historic places, along with France’s Gallo-Roman ruins and Gothic churches, inclined Fressinier to explore and create figurative, symbolic artwork. In addition, his education at the école Brassart in Tours afforded him the opportunity to study the drawings and paintings of old and new masters. He cites inspiration from artists like Rembrandt, Anthony Van Dyke, Pierre Bonnard and Ernst Fuchs, all of which influence his style today.
