Frans Bianchi is an extremist. Painting gave him the opportunity to create balance in his life, to digest the things he saw and went through. Now he paints to create tension and excitement. 

He plays with colours and lines to come to a new perspective. Frans Bianchi developed his style through the years from realistic to gradually paint in a style which lays close to that of the French expressionists, the fauvists. Fauvism emerged early 20th century. Their trademark was the use of bright, undiluted colours. This turned out to become Frans his signature as well, but what is exceptional is that Bianchi uses colour as part of the composition. This is different from the fauvist from the past century, as for them, as with the expressionists, colour mainly was used to express emotions.

Another core element in his life and work is dualism. In his paintings dualism is expressed as Frans Bianchi paintings emerge somewhere between figurative and abstract art. Sometimes they are more figurative then others, but the true signature paintings live somewhere on the border between abstract and figurative.

For the exposition at Gallery RitsArt in Maassluis, Bianchi made paintings from great heights. He climbed lighthouses, buildings, used hydraulic hoist, lifting ramp and worked in the air out of a small airplane in Normandy, France. All resulting in ‘High fauvist’ works.

While you are in Maassluis, it may be enjoyable to visit Museum Maassluis. Here a great overview of Frans Bianchi’s work and his development towards his own dualistic fauvist signature is presented. The exhibition in the museum contains detailed drawings from his childhood, aquarelles and oil paintings, along with paintings from Jason Berger, his American kindred in art. The exhibition in the museum can be visited from April 1, until July 3rd 2016.