This listing is for a limited edition 2003 Clemens Briels Serigraph titled "Un Pajaro Negro Cambia De Noche En La Dama En Arul La Esposa De Cabeza Vaca". It is hand signed and numbered by the artist and is number 81 of 175. The print is professionally framed and has never been out of the shrinkwrap. The actual print area measures about 30" inches tall and 26" inches wide, and the frame size is about 43" x 40" inches. We have seen this print for sale online for up to $3,500. The digital photos do not show the true vivid colors of this beautiful print. This listing has a low opening bid, so don't miss your chance to win!
Clemens Briels (1946 - ), Dutch Pop artist, does not play by the rules. He systematically transforms the commonplace into a creative cavalcade of original symbolism. With colors that defy the ordinary and a refreshing lack of respect for the academic straightjacket of perspective, he creates an environment that is totally foreign yet so familiar that you feel as if you have been there. His own vision, antipodism, is his personal fourth dimension in which every existence has a direct and opposite existence. It is this vision that is translated onto the canvas. Briels' use of paper and cardboard on the canvas furnish the depth he desires. Sometimes it is as though it is sanded and filled as he applies colour upon colour. Undercoats are visible here and there, giving a special patina. His rich interpretations are fascinating. His world is one of color where the artist conceptualizes his experiences into naturally spontaneous, beautiful images of unending possibilities. After years in the world of advertising design, Clemens Briels abandoned his former creative life as design director, in search of new challenges of expression. Briels translates his experiences in the Orient, the Caribbean and North and South America. These moments on his travels furnish him with the titles he so likes to transform into images. The traditional music of Central and South America is another almost inexhaustible source of inspiration for the artist. Briels is definitely multi-Briels. He refuses to limit himself to painting on canvas. He also uses alternatives to two-dimensional expressions. He designed dining tables chairs for Leolux, fabric design for Ford Ka's upholstery, and vases hand-blown in the Czech Republic. After exhibiting in many countries including Malaysia, The Dutch Antilles, Germany, the Netherlands, and Paris, he is now enjoying a breakthrough across the United States.