Bodies of water: Norma Norma Jeane Morentson

Els Devrieze

2020 • Belgium • Acrylic on Canvas

28 x 20 in

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Els Devrieze

Belgium

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Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Other details : Artwork on wood. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Dimensions : 27.6x19.7in

About this artwork

Better known as Marilyn Monroe — a woman with a turbulent past and a tragic ending.

She became an icon. A sex symbol. A projection of desire.
Yet, like water, she could not be contained within a single shape.

Although she rejected the feminist label, she believed deeply in equality. She spoke of men and women working together as equals — a perspective that moved against the current of her time.

While contributing to the sexual liberation of women,… she was also a determined and strategic businesswoman. By founding her own production company, she challenged the rigid roles imposed upon her. She sought movement. Flow. Space.

Her life carried dark undertones. Addiction and depression cut it short.
Yet her presence continues to ripple outward — like a wave extending beyond its origin.

This work reflects the duality of vulnerability and strength. Of softness that carries impact. Of a woman who, like water, could be both reflection and storm.

Els Devrieze

Belgium

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Featured in gallery curations
Works on commission

Els Devrieze is a Belgian painter whose work explores intensity, stillness, and the physical presence of paint.

Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, she builds layered surfaces that function as inner landscapes rather than literal depictions. Her practice is driven by intuition and material engagement, allowing tension and balance to emerge through texture, color, and restraint.

Devrieze’s work invites sustained looking, offering space for reflection without prescribing a fixed narrative.

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Els Devrieze

Bodies of water: Norma Norma Jeane Morentson

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