YOU THINK I’M NO FASHION
YOU THINK I’M NO FASHION depicts a chimpanzee with its back turned to the viewer, staring into a real hand mirror. In the reflection, its face looks back, winking and flirting. From its anus protrude blades of grass with a flower: a direct reference to the observed behavior of chimpanzees carrying grass as a form of fashion.
The work balances humor, curiosity, and discomfort, layering animal behavior and human projection over one another. The paintings function as vases: the opening invites the viewer to add a flower themselves, allowing the image to continually change and become personal. At the top appears the text YOU THINK I’M NO FASHION, at the bottom I BRING YOU FLOWERS.
Frank Willems creates art that is constantly evolving. His style is an eclectic mix of urban art, pop art, and neo-expressionism, in which he plays with visual language and text as an image. His work moves between humor and seriousness, chaos and structure, reality and absurdity. Willems works intuitively and spontaneously, driven by an unstoppable work ethic and a desire to break free from conventions.
THROWBACK: DINNERTIME
Created in 2018, DINNERTIME is a playful series of three artworks capturing humorous, relatable moments around the table. Familiar phrases meet unexpected animal characters, resulting in cheerful, charming, and slightly absurd scenes of shared dining.
CURRENT AND UPCOMMING EXHIBITIONS
REVELATOR
Westermarkt 4, Amsterdam (NL)
Ongoing
NIKKI NORDMANN x FRANK WILLEMS
NUL73, Den Bosch (NL)
Ongoing
VOLTAIRE
Stoofstraat 6, Den Bosch (NL)
Ongoing