Gijs Frieling (b. 1966, Amsterdam) makes large-scale temporary murals and paintings. The work of Frieling can be seen as an attempt to present the development of painting as an entity in which the differences between fine art, folk art, religious painting, ‘high art' and the avant garde are merely contextual. His wall-paintings, in particular, originated as a way for the artist to make sweeping works on controversial, often religious, subjects, albeit on an impermanent basis. In recent years, the murals have evolved into statements about the direct relationship between the artist’s works and the space in which they are presented. They are ornamental paintings of plants, animals, columns and bows, which on the one hand confirm the existing architecture, while at the same time changing the entire atmosphere of the artspace.