Evoking the ambience of vintage lifestyle magazine or art book photography there is so much ambience captured in Jasper Hagenaar’s carefully framed imagery. Oftentimes portraying still life compositions built from other existing artworks, his paintings feel both contemporary and classic, all while appearing faded and aged and therefore precious. Such a peculiar facade is the result of the artist’s insisting on working with watered out oils on paper (which is then mounted on panel), through which he recreates the immediacy and emotive relationship with watercolors. Still allowing his brush work and technical structure to be highly visible, he is utilising the materiality of paint through an unconventional, more profound and delicate approach.
Hagenaar aims to step outside the interiors in which his scenes were frequently placed in, as well as put focus on the botanical imagery which he occasionally worked with. He constructs snapshots which are clearly part of a larger whole, the artist is putting a strong accent on the importance of framing. “I’m looking for maximal effect with minimal resources,” he says, explaining how making use of the suggestive power of the medium itself allows him to transport the viewer with a couple of leaves or a single hanging fruit.
Born in 1977, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Lives and works in Utrecht, The Netherlands
EDUCATION
2006
Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000
Akademie voor beeldende vorming, Tilburg, The Netherlands
1996
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2018
9 Vazen, Althuis Hofland Fine Arts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016
It looks like rain, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (in collab. with Jeanine Hofland)
2015
The Attic, Jeanine Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014
Art Brussels with Jeanine Hofland, Belgium
Carbon City Nights, Noord Brabants Museum, ‘S Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
2012
Haven, Jeanine Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Malerei, Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
2011
Herfst/fall, Galerie 10, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2010
Hunting Dinosaurs, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2008
The Great Escape, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2007
Not yet Jayette, Traders pop gallery, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2006
Once Upon A Time, De Nederlandsche bank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2005
Nieuwe Schilderijen, Galerie Molenaars, Breda, The Netherlands
2002
Jasper Hagenaar, Galerie Molenaars, Breda, The Netherlands
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Polyreality, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
2022
Collection presentation, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2018
Salon18, De Zonnehof, Amersfoort
Rendez-Vous met Frans Hals, Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem
Concepts of time, Rijksmuseum van oudheden, Leiden
Concepts of time, LUMC, Leiden
Klein met sixpack, Resy Muysers, Tilburg
Art Rotterdam (with Ornis A. Gallery)
139x nothing but good art, Park, Tilburg
2017
Utrecht Down Under, Utrecht
Art Rotterdam (with Ornis A. Gallery)
Amsterdam Art Fair (with Ornis A. Gallery)
2016
Liste Basel (with Jeanine Hofland)
Anamorfose, Landgoed Beeckestijn Velsen
2015
Art Rotterdam, with Jeanine Hofland Contemporary Art
2014
Di Gantse Misjpoche, Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tales of the Self Employed Jester, with Joncquil, Haarlem, The Netherlands
De Kunst Van Energie, Pulchri, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Haarlemse Lente, Tanya Rumpff A.C., Haarlem, The Netherlands
2013
Utrecht Down Under, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Herkomst: Particuliere Verzameling, Jeanine Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
We Like Art, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aanwinsten, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
2012
Royal award for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Het Gebouw, Landgoed Oud Amelisweerd, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Grosse Malerei, Nieuwe Vide, Haarlem, The Netherlands
From a Painters perspective, Arti en Amicitea, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chanson de Geste, Das Spectrum, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2011
Royal award for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2010
Royal award for painting, Royal Palace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
25 Jaar Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2009
Voorbeeldig, Curator Ruth Meijer, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
Recente aanwinsten, LUMC Leiden, The Netherlands
Gemeentelijke aankopen, CBK Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2009
CBK Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Nieuwe schilders, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands
2008
Met Zorg Verzameld, Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
De Nieuwe Salon, Curator Robbert Roos, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2007
Whisper In The West, Art Kitchen Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Exploring New Identities, Art Partner, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Too near, too far, Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2006
Royal award for painting, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands
Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2005
Open studio’s, Rijksakademie Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Royal award for painting, Gem, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2004
Open studio’s, Rijksakademie Amsterdam, The Netherlands