Protopia - Franc Kaiser
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Protopia / 2022 / Franc Kaiser (Shanghai, China) / Acrylic on cardboard / 23.25 x 33 inches / $1900
“A wild creature in a dystopian environment - at least there is still pizza.”
Franc is a Swiss artist, residing in Shanghai, P.R. He is a self-taught painter, and focuses on surrealistic depictions of animals and anthropomorphic subjects, often in a sci-fi or futuristic setting. Franc uses traditional painting methods: He paints with acrylics, applied on treated cardboard, for a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. Franc is often inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. He expresses the ruthlessness of biology and all things living and thinking. Each painting is conceived and concepted early on in terms of topic and composition via sketches – the act of painting itself is a mere execution. Although he is a foreigner living in China, Asian design elements are rarely found in his work - the subjects express just that "fish out of water" allegory. His daily feeling and experience of living in a different culture and context reflects in both fascination and fear, opportunity and shortcomings, and brood behind the surface of his paintings. Although the subjects may be lovely to look at on the surface, he has a rather cynical approach to the matter. His personal experience in corporate environments (Franc worked for many years as a strategy management consultant on behalf of many multinational corporations) are channeled forward as what he likes to call “corporate angst.”
You will not be charged for shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contactthe gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for the combined shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴
⚠️ Domestic and international shipping available for an additional charge. Pricing DOES NOT include any shipping costs. Collector will be invoiced separately for shipping via email after purchase. ⚠️
Protopia / 2022 / Franc Kaiser (Shanghai, China) / Acrylic on cardboard / 23.25 x 33 inches / $1900
“A wild creature in a dystopian environment - at least there is still pizza.”
Franc is a Swiss artist, residing in Shanghai, P.R. He is a self-taught painter, and focuses on surrealistic depictions of animals and anthropomorphic subjects, often in a sci-fi or futuristic setting. Franc uses traditional painting methods: He paints with acrylics, applied on treated cardboard, for a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. Franc is often inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. He expresses the ruthlessness of biology and all things living and thinking. Each painting is conceived and concepted early on in terms of topic and composition via sketches – the act of painting itself is a mere execution. Although he is a foreigner living in China, Asian design elements are rarely found in his work - the subjects express just that "fish out of water" allegory. His daily feeling and experience of living in a different culture and context reflects in both fascination and fear, opportunity and shortcomings, and brood behind the surface of his paintings. Although the subjects may be lovely to look at on the surface, he has a rather cynical approach to the matter. His personal experience in corporate environments (Franc worked for many years as a strategy management consultant on behalf of many multinational corporations) are channeled forward as what he likes to call “corporate angst.”
You will not be charged for shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contactthe gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for the combined shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴
⚠️ Domestic and international shipping available for an additional charge. Pricing DOES NOT include any shipping costs. Collector will be invoiced separately for shipping via email after purchase. ⚠️
Protopia / 2022 / Franc Kaiser (Shanghai, China) / Acrylic on cardboard / 23.25 x 33 inches / $1900
“A wild creature in a dystopian environment - at least there is still pizza.”
Franc is a Swiss artist, residing in Shanghai, P.R. He is a self-taught painter, and focuses on surrealistic depictions of animals and anthropomorphic subjects, often in a sci-fi or futuristic setting. Franc uses traditional painting methods: He paints with acrylics, applied on treated cardboard, for a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. Franc is often inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. He expresses the ruthlessness of biology and all things living and thinking. Each painting is conceived and concepted early on in terms of topic and composition via sketches – the act of painting itself is a mere execution. Although he is a foreigner living in China, Asian design elements are rarely found in his work - the subjects express just that "fish out of water" allegory. His daily feeling and experience of living in a different culture and context reflects in both fascination and fear, opportunity and shortcomings, and brood behind the surface of his paintings. Although the subjects may be lovely to look at on the surface, he has a rather cynical approach to the matter. His personal experience in corporate environments (Franc worked for many years as a strategy management consultant on behalf of many multinational corporations) are channeled forward as what he likes to call “corporate angst.”
You will not be charged for shipping at checkout and will receive an emailed invoice for the charges separately, only after placing the order. I’m happy to provide a shipping estimate BEFORE you make the purchase. Contactthe gallery with your full address along with the items you’d like to purchase and I can get back to you with a quote for the combined shipping charges.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please refer to our FAQs page for more information.
Trash Lamb is a small, artist-run, woman-owned art gallery & brand, based in San Diego, California. Thank you so much for coming by to check out our online offerings!
By making the effort to support this unconventionally curated, small business you are directly stoking the collective artist’s fire and helping to keep creativity alive in the world.
This past year has been financially rough for most of us and if you are feeling indecisive regarding a purchase and pondering if you should spend right now or not, Trash Lamb invites you to consider this:
Some might say that during lean times there is no room for anything but the necessities of life-- food, water, safety and shelter.
Yet others might respond that to only exist is not enough.
Passion, creativity, art, and imagination are also essential for us as humans to be able to continue on. Survival alone is insufficient ❤️️🗑🐑🌴