about in short;
Frances Alleblas born 1971 in the Netherlands.
I am a Dutch artist who’s been living and working in Singapore since 2002.
I've got a BA in fine arts from the ‘Willem de Kooning Fine Arts Academy’ in Rotterdam.
I did part of my studies in Java at ITB Bandung and later on studied “Pacific Art” at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
My work consists of drawings, printmaking, photography and video work.
In recent years I've been working mainly in series. These can include both drawings, prints and photos and videos.
For the last couple of years I've been working on a series of works I've named “The Island”.
In the video, the photographs and the series of large scale charcoal drawings on canvas we see a body of work inspired by childhood fantasies of uninhabited tropical islands, adventure films and the disillusion of adulthood. Utopia vs dystopia. Real and unreal. Tropicalia.
Besides this more conceptual multidisciplinary work, I also continually work in a more intuitive way in the form of drawings and prints. These come either in series, or stand on their own.
I draw inspiration from personal experiences, nature, literature, poetry and philosophy.
My work is exhibited worldwide. I participated in biennales, film festivals and group shows and show my work regularly in my studio at Wessex Estate Singapore at least once a year during the open house art walks, which I initiated.
Lives and works in;
Rotterdam, the Netherlands till 1999
Java, Indonesia 1997-1998
Bali, Indonesia 1999 - 2002.
Hawai'i, USA 2004.
Currently in Singapore since 2002
I am a Dutch artist who’s been living and working in Singapore since 2002.
I've got a BA in fine arts from the ‘Willem de Kooning Fine Arts Academy’ in Rotterdam.
I did part of my studies in Java at ITB Bandung and later on studied “Pacific Art” at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
My work consists of drawings, printmaking, photography and video work.
In recent years I've been working mainly in series. These can include both drawings, prints and photos and videos.
For the last couple of years I've been working on a series of works I've named “The Island”.
In the video, the photographs and the series of large scale charcoal drawings on canvas we see a body of work inspired by childhood fantasies of uninhabited tropical islands, adventure films and the disillusion of adulthood. Utopia vs dystopia. Real and unreal. Tropicalia.
Besides this more conceptual multidisciplinary work, I also continually work in a more intuitive way in the form of drawings and prints. These come either in series, or stand on their own.
I draw inspiration from personal experiences, nature, literature, poetry and philosophy.
My work is exhibited worldwide. I participated in biennales, film festivals and group shows and show my work regularly in my studio at Wessex Estate Singapore at least once a year during the open house art walks, which I initiated.
Lives and works in;
Rotterdam, the Netherlands till 1999
Java, Indonesia 1997-1998
Bali, Indonesia 1999 - 2002.
Hawai'i, USA 2004.
Currently in Singapore since 2002
