Francoise Nielly

Art Brokerage: Francoise Nielly French Artist: b. 1960. Françoise Nielly's portraiture combines photorealistic figuration with abstract painting techniques to create rich textural images infused with a Pop art sensibility. Nielly builds her images layer by layer, adding thick slashes of fluorescent color and scraping away sections to add shade and dimension to her figures without using a single flesh tone. Her abstracted portraits display clear influences from cubism, expressionism, fauvism, and street art, while her use of color to deconstruct faces can be compared to works by Francis Bacon and Jenny Saville. Nielly studied at the école Superieure D'art & De Design Marseille-Méditerranée and worked in advertising and photography before becoming a painter. Her works have been exhibited across Europe and the United States and reside in numerous private collections around the world. Nielly is a recognizable cultural figure in France and has collaborated with brands such as Citroën, Orly, and Givenchy. Listings wanted.