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Hans Hartman (1963 – 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visitors of the threshold of Hans Hartman\u2019s studio on the first floor of the Hoornbrekerstraat are called to a halt for a moment. A warm welcome by Hans invites the first curious person to take some steps forward, meanwhile the rear of the group is catching a glimpse of his impressive domain. Bright colours and substances of wet and dry paint on walls, ceiling, paper, pallet and the floor even on his painting clothes. The overpowering sight the amount of painted compositions commands everyone\u2019s attention. On the easel the next piece on paper or canvas, usually \u201c28 x 39 inches\u201d parades. The industrious painter however always takes time for a new admirer, who in return has to immortalize that moment with a short entry in his guestbook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This scene has repeated itself countless times. By now Hans greets the newcomer with a mixture of genuine hospitality and experienced routine. However he always succeeds in drawing everyone\u2019s attention to himself and the painting. In this he is sincere and feels happy. A solitary, passionate painter and diligent worker, who asks for little more than paint and canvas and who permits outsiders to step into his world, albeit only to a limited extent.<\/p>\n

At an early age Hans started his creative career, as a young artist with the “Maatwerk” theatre group in 1986. He loved being creative\u00a0and five years later moved to work at the new Studio Herenplaats. During a day working with painter \/ musician Herman Brood Hans, a self-willed, unique and passionate artist, Hans was left very inspired.\u00a0\u00a0Herman was an artist who appealed to Hans’ passion, uniqueness and his zest for work, in spite of the fact that Hans tired easily due to bad functioning valves of the heart. After a successful heart operation he revealed himself to a tireless painter, who\u00a0 dedicated his work for a long time to his promise to God, his pillar in that difficult period in the hospital. Nearly each day Hans produces a painting in his studio, but it makes him even happier whenever he is able to make a monumental piece of art on a columns or a wall of an institute or a public building.\u00a0The attention he draws from\u00a0 admirers makes him genuinely glad and gives him confirm that he took the right path, proving him to be a great painter. His paintings seem monumental, not only on pillars, walls and ceilings, but breathe in general the same grandeur of the old masters of the Renaissance or the 17th<\/sup>\u00a0century. Modest strict compositions or elaborate baroque images are translated in his own quick handwriting and according to his own view in coal on paper or canvas. Details may enlarged\u00a0 and large forms or themes can be sent to the background. During the painting process, with an original bold colour pallet, theme and detail may again change roles. Hans does not allow himself a long time to critically reflect on his work. It seems to get a speedy approval. As soon as the paint is dry, agile ink lines with a reed pen trace the contours of bold and irregular shapes. After all a lot of new work is waiting for him to tackle with his endless energy and paint. Should he get bored with the regular paper or canvas, there is always the studio itself to serve as background for Hans, where he can let go his painting force.<\/p>\n

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At the moment the bewildered and fascinated visitors group leaves the studio, the portrait of Copernicus stares into the room from its place on the easel. With the paint cupboard opened behind him, displaying orderly rows of paint bottles, Hans opens his paper drawer with the same silent earnest expression on his face as Copernicus, who is overseeing a perfect order to what seems to others a complete chaos.<\/p>\n

Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1995\u00a0\u00a0Art in the country, Saint Hubert, Belgium
\n1996\u00a0\u00a0Otsu Museum of History, Shiga, Japan
\n1997\u00a0\u00a0Solo stand at the KunstRai, Amsterdam
\n1998\u00a0 Solostand “Creatief Actief 98”, Breda
\n1998\u00a0 The “Universal Print Show”, Gallery Project Ability,\u00a0Glasgow,\u00a0Schotland
\n1998\u00a0\u00a0Blauwe kerst \u2013 Rode koning,\u00a0Museum for Religious Art,\u00a0Uden
\n1998\u00a0\u00a0Study-tour to the United States concerning\u00a0exhibition\u00a0in\u00a0Chuck Levitan Gallery,\u00a0New York,\u00a0USA
\n1999\u00a0\u00a0Koppelingen, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam,\u00a0cooperation with\u00a0Otto Egberts,\u00a0(brochure)
\n1999\u00a0\u00a0Khan Younis, Palestina
\n2000\u00a0\u00a0Fine Arts Palace, Cracow, Poland
\n2000\u00a0 “En het geschiedde in die dagen”,\u00a0Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2001\u00a0\u00a0“Kromme Krokodil”, Jubilee exhibition 10\u00a0years\u00a0Herenplaats,\u00a0Gallery\u00a0Herenplaats, Rotterdam
\n2002\u00a0\u00a0International exhibition “Simple Things”, Riga, Letland
\n2002\u00a0 “Kunstlab02”, CC Ter Drift, Bornem, Belgium
\n2003\u00a0\u00a0“Bruut”, Gallery Herenplaats in cooperation\u00a0with\u00a0Showroom Mama,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2004\u00a0\u00a0“Wares for Art”, Phil D. Smith, New York, USA
\n2004\u00a0 “Hans Hartman – Otto Egberts”,\u00a0Gallery\u00a0Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam.
\n2005\u00a0 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York, USA
\n2005\u00a0\u00a0“Gek op Kunst”, Gallery Hollandia, Vlaardingen
\n2005\u00a0\u00a0Expositie “Parkas”, kunst in de buitenruimte (art outside),\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2005\u00a0 “De Vlaamse Reus”, Gallery\u00a0Herenplaats, Rotterdam
\n2006\u00a0\u00a0“Beasts”, New York, USA
\n2006\u00a0\u00a0Jubilee exhibition “15 years Herenplaats”,\u00a0Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2007\u00a0 “Outsiderart of Herenplaats” GAIA museum, Randers\u00a0Denmark
\n2008\u00a0 “Outsider Art Fair”, New York, USA
\n2008\u00a0\u00a0“Stendhal Syndroom, Art that makes you\u00a0crazy”,\u00a0Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2008\u00a0 Exhibition in Niki Kurabu, Tokyo, Japan
\n2008\u00a0\u00a0Exhibition Art en Voyage, kofferproject\u00a0Gallery Kaleidoscope\u00a0in Fribourg, Switserland
\n2009\u00a0\u00a0Arts Project Australia, Melbourne, Australia,\u00a0“Revealing the Human”
\n2009\u00a0\u00a0Rackstadtmusee, Arvika in Sweden, Outsider Art\u00a0Biennale,\u00a0“Art surrounded by\u00a0legends and wilderness”
\n2009\u00a0 Who Am I # 4, Graphic exhibition,\u00a0Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2010\u00a0 “Outsider Art Salon”; Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2011\u00a0 “Down Here, Down Under”,\u00a0Gallery Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam
\n2011\u00a0\u00a0Expositie Zorgcentrum Crimpenersteyn,\u00a0Krimpen a\/d IJssel
\n2011\u00a0 “Museum of Everything 4”, Londen, U.K.<\/p>\n

Catalogues<\/b>
\n1999\u00a0 “Koppelingen”, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam in cooperation with\u00a0Otto\u00a0Egberts
\n2001\u00a0 “Kromme Krokodil”, 10 years Herenplaats
\n2002\u00a0 “Simple Things”, Riga, Letland
\n2008\u00a0 “Stendhal Syndrome, art that makes you grazy”,\u00a0history of 15 years Herenplaats
\n2009\u00a0\u00a0 Who Am I # 4, Graphic exhibition, Gallery\u00a0Herenplaats,\u00a0Rotterdam<\/p>\n

Work of Hans is bought by several private persons and companies in the Netherlands and abroad.<\/p>\n

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Order<\/strong>
\n2006\u00a0 In the project Beautiful People\u00a0www.beautifulpeople.nl<\/a>\u00a0images by Hans Hartman have been used for a unique coffee set<\/p>\n

Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n

the STOARC Collection of the University of Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

Max E. Ammann Collection, Switzerland<\/p>\n

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