Jacob Brostrup (f.1973)
Lives and work in Odsherred, Denmark and Barcelona, Spain
Within the last 10 years, the work of Brostrups has placed itself in the field of semi-realistic painters in Denmark. His works are coloristic, vibrant and the many details grab the viewer and plunges him in the vivid paintings. Brostrup's universe is a sampling of snapshots, of hidden glimpse of the past, of other cultures, of the movement of everyday life. His motives derive from photographs taken where his path takes him, everyday sequences or on journeys. There are layers upon layers; a fusion of sensory impressions. Brostrup works with a classic format; the sketch streaks with pencil on canvas, then the oil paint is applied. It's one layer of oil paint, which requires constant focus, a more direct spontaneous expression not unequal with the music experienced in a live version. Brostrup is driven by the desire to tell a story, in the past his focus were primarily on nature and architecture, but in recent years several key figures have emerged on to the canvas in an attempt to explore the balance between the intellect and the body's needs.
REPRESENTED BY:
Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens
Galeria Contrast, Barcelona, Spain
ADMISSIONS:
The Danish Arts Foundation
Colas Foundation
Ung Kunst
COMMISSIONS:
2018: Socialdemokratiets Gruppeværelse, DK
2016: Årets kunsttryk, Nationalbanken, Copenhagen, DK
2014: Roskilde Lufthavn, DK
2013: Trekroner Plejecenter og Lindelunden, Roskilde, DK
2012: Colas Foundation, Paris, F
2012: Regionmidtjylland, Viborg, DK
2011: Gymnastikhøjskolen, Viborg, DK
2011: Murmaleri i Aalborg, DK
2010: Forum Advokater, Roskilde, DK
2009: Frederikssund Gymnasium, Frederikssund, DK
2007: Støvring Gymnasium, Støvring, DK
2006: Bjergnæsskolen, Viborg, DK
PUBLISHED
2019 Book: Folkets Tid, Om historien bag malerierne til Socialdemokratiets Gruppeværelse.
2014 Book: Roskilde kan i høre mig?/ Plejecenter Trekroner, text written by Torben Sangild
2014 Commision documentation: Trekroner Plejecenter by Trykkeriet Nonbye LINK
2013 Kopenhagen.dk: Interview by Lise Kristoffersen LINK
2013 Kunsten.nu: Ugens Kunstner LINK
2010 Book: Jacob Brostrup 2010 Text written by Else Marie Bukdahl LINK
Hifructose: https://hifructose.com/2018/04/14/jacob-brostrups-paintings-simulate-overlayed-environments/
My Modern: Me thttps://mymodernmet.com/oil-paintings-jacob-brostrup/
Colossal: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/09/jacob-brostrup-paintings/
Booooooom: https://www.booooooom.com/2018/05/09/artist-spotlight-jacob-brostrup/
Fubiz: http://www.fubiz.net/2019/11/04/profound-multi-layers-paintings/
Udestuen: Podcast om projektet ‘Folkets Tid’
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020: Rewilding Dreams, Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, N
2019: Ånde- og Ormehuller, Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
2019: Roots, Galeria Contrast, Barcelona, ES
2019: Tidsrum, Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, DK
2017: Subject to change, Frederikshavns Kunstmuseum, Frederikshavn, DK
2017: Dreams kept me awake, Ålesund Kunstforening, Ålesund, N
2017: Galeria Contrast, Barcelona, ES
2017: Overgrown expressions, Galleri Franz Pedersen, Horsens, DK
2016: Kunstgalleriet Stavanger, N
2015: This must be the place, galleri Kirk, Aalborg
2015: Neon Forest, Alex Wiberg, Stockholm, S
2015: Solo på Art Copenhagen, DK
2014: Roskilde, kan I høre mig? Palæfløjen, Roskilde, DK
2014: Solo på Art Copenhagen, DK
2014: Galleri S.E, Bergen, N
2014: AAF, Hamborg, D
2014: Ålesund kunstforening, Ålesund, N
2013: Kunstgalleriet Stavanger, N
2013: Galleri Kirk, Aalborg, DK
2012: Galleri Backlund, Göteborg, S
2012: Ålesund Kunstforening, N
2011: Galleri Kirk; Aalborg, DK
2010: Galleri Wiberg, Stockholm, S
2010: Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, N
2010: Jens og Olivia Holm-Møller Museum,
2009: "City Lights", galleri NB, Viborg, DK
2009: Galleri Wiberg, Stockholm, S
2009: Galleri Brantebjerg, Nykøbing Sj, DK
2008: Another view, galleri NB, Roskilde, DK
2008: Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, N
2007: Galleri Bi-Z, Kristiansand, N
2006: Kunstgalleriet, Stavanger, N
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019: Horisont, Ålesund Kunsthal, N
2018: A Space in Time, Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, Dk
2016: AN UNKNOWN LAND, Frederikshavns Kunstmuseum, DK
2016: Code Art Fair, Copenhagen, DK
2015: Tree great Danes, Rostad Edvards Fine Art, Miami, US
2015: Leaving an image behind, Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, DK
2014: On a thin line, Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, DK
2014: AAF, Hamborg, D
2014: Ålesund kunsthal, Ålesund, N
2013: NordArt, Büdelsdorf, D
2013: Showcase Art Bochum, D
2013: Contemporary Art Ruhr, D
2013: Bispegaarden, Kalundborg, DK
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Art Herning, DK
2012: Galleri Brantebjerg, Rørvig, DK
2011: Art Zurich, SW
2011: galleri NB cph, DK
2010: Ålesund Kunstforening, Ålesund, N
2007: Galleri Brantebjerg, Nykøbing Sj, Dk
2002: Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling (KE) (Censored group exhibition), DK
2001: Charlottenborgs Forårsudstilling (Censored group exhibition), DK
2000: Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling (Censored group exhibition), DK
1999: Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling (Censored group exhibition), DK
1998: Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling (KE) (Censored group exhibition), DK
1999: Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling (Censored group exhibition), DK