Biography
'Each one attracts what he inspires'
F.man fom Brussels, Belgium took her first artistic steps at 11 years old when she painted her first portraits in oil on canvas.
Based on her early works, she was accepted to the Sint-Lukas Art Academy in Brussels when she was 15 without the customary entrance exams. During her seven-year training, she perfecter techniques and skills without losing her artistic freedom and spontaneity.
The fact that everything is transitory and constantly in movement became the leitmotiv throughout her works. In search of inspiration and new insights, she worked all over the world. During her travels, she was inspired by the visions of Klimt, da Vinci, Magritte and Rossetti. The old masters also grabbed her attention.
Intrigued by man and his forms of expression, she became acquainted with Siang Mien, the Chinese art of face reading, and the classical art of drawing from a model. She continued to train herself in painting portraits.
'So many people, so many perspectives and opinions' : F.man sees it as a challenge to capture this diversity on canvas, in two-dimensional works of art that change due to external factors. To create the desired effect, she works with innovative techniques and psychedelic visual effect. For example, F.man's atypical interpretation of Expo '58 and the Atomium, Paintings that evolve with light and time due to the careful selection of materials and colors.
