The John and Jane Doe portraits aren’t just striking portraits, or a result of new painting techniques on plexiglas. They represent the battle of man vs. machine. Nowadays, almost everything can be made by machines, and Frank challenges himself to deliver the same results to prove that modern technology isn’t always the best answer. Even though the aesthetic difference between printed work and handmade work is small, the added value of time, effort and passion that go into the second make a greater work of art.

For 16 years now Frank has been perfecting his distinctive style and technique on working with plexiglas, and in that time several prominent new ways of working with this material have been developed. One of which are large scale portraits aka the John & Jane Doe Pieces.

Each piece takes approximately 3 months to make from start to finish, due to the labour intensive technique. That’s why these portraits are limited in availability.