Belgian born (Wilrijk) Georges Monfils was raised in Flemish Belgium
and Northern France. He later migrated to the States. By his late teens
he was living in New York City and his "old world" heritage became fully
exposed to the "factory" (Andy Warhol) cult. Imagine the clash of those
roots with the imagery of booming "pop". That’s his style; "nouveau
pop".
Although being a self taught painter, he got the help and
needed encouragement from many well established artists. His unique
layering technique fully developed once he changed his medium to acrylic
paints. Those he mixes himself and uses some of his favorite Gauguin
paintings as inspiration to create his ever growing color palette.
His
work confronts us with the same blunt force as that of a child asking
about sex. No topic is "off limit"; let yourself be drawn into the
subject matter and your imagination challenged, while execution and
color engulf you into his world.
Sources: georgesmonfils.com \ thegallery21.com
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