Call Me Frank
Call Me Frank is best known for his humorous paintings that make clever, ironic, and sometimes dark observations of everyday life. His deliberately clean yet dirty graphic style have an immediate and accessible appeal, while at the same time o ering an insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships.
In his latest series, Human Nature, Frank demonstrates his exceptional artistic skill and creativity by crafting intricate portraits using delicate wood veneer. Each portrait is meticulously assembled, with fine details carefully etched into the natural grain of the wood, bringing depth and character to every piece. Once completed, these striking portraits are mounted onto custom-built panels, designed to complement the organic textures of the veneer and enhance the overall visual impact.
Through this body of work, Frank explores the profound and complex relationship between humanity and the natural world. By using wood—an element sourced directly from nature—as his primary medium, he emphasizes the intrinsic connection between people and their environment. His art invites viewers to reflect on this bond, prompting questions about identity, existence, and the delicate balance between human life and nature’s raw beauty. With a thoughtful and evocative approach, Human Nature serves as both a celebration of and a meditation on the deep, interwoven ties between mankind and the earth.
Frank works with a variety of mediums such as paints, plexiglass, steel, polymers, epoxy resins, polyester, wood, 3d print, photography, ceramics, recovered materials and so on. Moving from one material to the other with con – dence, Frank states that his conceptual intentions are timeless where as tools or materials are always interchange- able.
The graphic elements in his work, more speci cally his drawing style, come from his curricular background. He attended to schools like SISA Antwerp, KTA Bruges and St Lucas Ghent. The subjects in his work vary from portraits to more anecdotal topics. The artist will never hold himself back from choosing between the most divergent subjects that occupy him in his everyday life, even if they are controversial. One of his goals is to be able to express his opinion freely using his work. This is re ected in his alias, that comes from the English expression ‘to be frank’, which means as much as being sincere and sometimes brutally honest.
