Mona Lisa Project: a mirror of the soul


On to 1000 Mona Lisas, 1000 creations, 1000, portraits, 1000 emotions.


The Mona Lisa project is more than a series of paintings. It is a journey through time, a chronicle of the artist's life. In 2001 the fascination started with the famous smile, which resulted in 100 unique interpretations until 2008. After a year of reflection, the artist resumed the brush in 2010, with another 100 Mona Lisas who marked the period up to 2019.


A pandemic, a new perspective.


The silence of the Pandemie brought an unexpected turn. The artist, forced to stay inside, embraced the digital world. New skills were discovered, boundaries were pushed. The first 50 digital Mona Lisas with mouth caps flowed from the digital pen, each an expression of the emotions and reflections of that special time. Then another 500 pattern designs and then to get the digital technology to design another 100th Mona Lisas.


1000 Mona Lisas: a testimony of life and creativity.


The Mona Lisa project is approaching its completion. With 1000 unique creations in the offing, this oeuvre symbolizes the power of the human mind. It is an ode to the creativity that drives us, the emotions that color us and the experiences that we form.


A glimpse into the future.


The Mona Lisa project is more than a collection of paintings. It is a source of inspiration, an invitation to reflect on our own journey through life. The artist shares her vulnerability, her strength and her unique perspective with the world.


A silent witness, a powerful voice, a life story in the picture.


The Mona Lisas, with their enigmatic smile, look at us. They are witnesses of our time, our hope and dreams, of our fears and victories. In their eyes we see the reflection of our own soul.


The Mona Lisa Project: a masterpiece in the making.


1000 Mona Lisas, 1000 stories, 1000 emotions. A project that lives, that breathes, that takes us on a journey through human experience.




  • Exhibition Musee Municipal Agadir. The arabic text around Mona Lisa's head is a sentence from a poem by Moroccan artists and meant
  • The successful Magic Mood performance.
  • Dancing children on the visuals and music from That Magic Mood Zomerparkfeest is a free, fourday cultural festival in Venlo with over 94.000 visitors over 4 days.

  • Art projects by FLORENTIJN :by

    ONE LINERS It's all about the line, inspired by Picasso

    PAIN THING art statement to deal with the great löss

    PATTERNS A digital art project

    STONE FREE Photography project Stones from Sicily, Cape Town and Sardinië

    BLUE BY YOU Photography, based on memories..

    FLOOR ROSES photography project 

    MARILYN MONROE PROJECT  based on Marilyn Monroe inspired by Andy Warhol

    MONA LISA PROJECT   0031649321201

    FLORENTIJN’s MONA LISA PROJECT   Moan Lisa Nr 0031649321201

    GO for it MONA LISA  2020,  Digital art project Mona Lisa Nr 0031649321201

    Mona Lisa DIGITAL, Mona Lisa Nr. 0031649321201.


    FLORENTIJN made beautiful pictures in her home "Hillywood Factory" 0031649321201 of world wide touring artists a.o.

    Barend Courbois, Bassplayer Blind Guardian. Timo Somers, Guitarplayer Delain.

    Donna Grantis, Guitarplayer Prince.

    Stephan Forte, Adigo.

    Pierre Courbois, Jazz drummer PC.

    Leon Goewie, Singer Vengeance.

    Pawel Maciwoda, Bassplayer Scorpions.

    Atma Anur, Drummer Richie Kotzen.

    Andy James, Guitarplayer Secret Mother Tongue.

    Kiko Lourero, Guitarplayer Megadeath.

    Gus Genser, Drummer Herman Brood.

    Stuart Hamm, Bassplayer Joe Satriani.

    John Hayes, Guitarplayer Mothers Finest.


    FLORENTIJN’s photo's have been published worldwide by a.o. 

    Blabbermouth, Guitar Matrix, Blind Guardian, Tanga mega rock, Metal underground, Encyclopaedia Metallum, Metalfan, Rockportal, Zware Metalen, The-Pit, Loud guitars,Testmania, Maxazine, Rock hard, Metaltalk, Six string Rocks, truth in shredding, music legends, premierguitar, Metal archives, Samsontech, Muziekencyclopedie, New noise magazine, Metal eater, Bassguitar magazine, Metal insider, Noise creep, Underground empire, Clasic rock festival, Metal noise, You repeat, Thunder drummer, Hilishi, Bass my fever, Tabernados Bardos, Triton tv, E press kitz, Radio Tangra, Reverbnation, Metal hammer, Aardschok and Revolver lust for life. Aristides instruments, Hartke, Sandberg guitars, Timber Tones, TC Electronic, Seymour Duncan and Frankfurter Musicmesse.



    2023  Grenswerk Venlo

    Projecting visuals and music

    "That Magic Mood"

    One Billion Rising

               Kleve, Germany

               That Magic Mood visuals and                 music projected on the house               of Koekoek


    2022.   ZPF festival  Venlo

                That Magic Mood, visuals                        and music by Florentijn

                CUIJK  In memorial Wilna                        Haffmans

                AMSTERDAM  Rolling Art                        Shows Loods 6

                CUIJK  Foto Archief Dienst


    2021    Illustration childrens book

                 Denk je dat je droomt?

               

    2020    A Year of pandemic  silence           

    2019    AIT MELLOUL, teaching art 

                 Masterclasses 

                 at Ibn Zohr Université,                             Morocco

                  LAREN Documentaire De                        verhuizing 

                  Rosa Spierhuis 

    2017     AMSTERDAM GO Gallery.  

                  APELDOORN SALON 1830

    2016     APELDOORN SALON 1830 .    

                  VENLO .   

                  AGADIR Musee Municipal                      MOROCCO

    2014     AMSTERDAM GO Gallery 

                 "Mythe en Muze".  

                  AMSTERDAM Loods 6 

                  "Mythe en Muze"

    2013    HILVERSUM

                 Founder of Hillywood                             Factory... 

                 I loved that place so much

    2012     KOREA DMZ Art festival 

                  HILVERSUM   Mother and                      daughter               

                  AMSTERDAM Artolive,                            Westergasfabriek 

                  PARIS Chemins Blancs

                 177 Rue Saint-Honore.    

                 LILLE Chemins Blancs 

                 29 Rue du la Clef . 

    2011    LILLE France,

                 Mona Lisa Project 

                 PARIS “Chemins blancs” 

                 177 Rue Saint- Honore

                  STOCKHOLM , SWEDEN  

                 Mona Lisa Project, Hilton Hotel

                 COPENHAGEN , DENMARK. 

                 Mona Lisa Project, Hilton Hotel

    2010     LAREN (nh) Mona Lisa Project               solo         

                 VENLO Leonardo da Vinci                       Project 

                  HILVERSUM Atelierroute NL. 

    2009     BAARLO (L) painting a Mona                  Lisa room, Castel The  Berckt.   

                  MAASTRICHT                                           Bonnefantenmuseum

                 purchase Mona Lisa 014 en                   016 

                 LAREN (n.h.) Op De Brink,                      artfair                         

                 presented by GO Gallery.    

                  VENLO Wall painting                               commissioned                 

                 by municipal Venlo.

                  AMSTERDAM  <550 GO                         Gallery

                  VENLO Sketch assigment by                  municipal Venlo

    2008     AMSTERDAM Winter exh. 

                 GO  gallery   

                  AMSTERDAM

                 Affordable Art Fair 

                  AMSTERDAM Chocolate                          Festival                       

                 chocolate Mona Lisa                               HiltonHotel

                 AMSTERDAM  

                 Mona Lisa Project, GO Gallery 

                 100 Mona Lisa’s solo show

                  VENLO Gallery Kamer voor de             kunst       

                 VENLO T-Shirt design ZPF

    2007     VENLO Exhibition K93

                  BLERICK Shopingwindow ART.   

                  VENLO NL Exhibition Q4.

    2006     VENLO Exibit at Greenport                    manifest.   

                  GRUBBENVORST Exhibition                    Gallery Judy  Straten.

    2005     VENLO

             Museum van Bommel van Dam, 

                 Reis naar Marokko.                                 Bonnefantenmuseum   

                 purchase 7 works of art incl. 

                 3 pre Mona Lisa Project Mona               Lisa’s 

    2004     VENLO K93 NL.

                  GRUBBENVORST

                 Mijn achtertuin, 

                 Gallery Judy Straten

    2003     TARIFA Spain, Feria Del Arte.

    2001     DOETINCHEM Huntenkunst                 art Fair. 

                 VENLO Parafernalia K 93.

    2000     KONIN Hutnik POLAND

                  DOETINCHEM Huntenkunst                  artfair

                  VENLO  PTAH Solo exhibition.

    1999.    DOETINCHEM Huntenkunst,                  artfair. 

                  VELP Kunsthuis 13. 

                  MAASTRICHT Decor sport                      program L1

                  GROENLO ,  Exhibition                            Mother and daughter

                  NIEUW-BERGEN Nic-Art 

                  NIEUW-BERGEN ABN-AMRO


    Art Publications: 

    AIT MELLOUL  NATIONAL T.V Morroc 

    AGADIR MARROCO  ART CATALOGE Artist in Residence Agadir

    Al Maghreb recontre l' Europe.

    PARIS Les Chemins Blancs cataloge lookbook and product video.

    KOREA ART CATALOGE DMZ art festival.

    AVRO Television item OPIUM TV.

    Dit is Nederland, Martijn Engelbregt, 


    Side Projects

    Illustrations

    Write books

    making visuals

    2009-2013

    Founder of the Hillywood Factory   

    2007

    Create stilts act "Mooie Lisa's" for Alcatrras festival and opening Veolia.

    2006 

    Art consultant, Gallery Raaijmakers and Gallery Hustege.

    Performing with the Stilts theater Act "Femme de la Femme" in Europe and Thailand.

    2003  

    Assistant for Jim Taihuttu the documentary "Ziel" at Tarifa Spain.

    1998 1999

    Camera and edit olon award winning television program TILT.



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