Gerhard Hofland

Caja Boogers

Caja Boogers’ work focuses on manipulating the underlying layer to intensify the texture of the subject matter, using techniques such as motifs and scratches that become visible through the painted image. This shift from the surface of the painting to the surface of the subject matter is a key element that intrigues the artist.

Painting conventions, such as capturing light, are central to the artist’s work. Boogers explores and questions these conventions through the repeated depiction of a subject. To inform each series of paintings, the artist builds a personal archive of images that includes elements from nature and affected surfaces, as well as images from 1970s films and martial arts culture. The artist analyzes this archive to gain new perspectives, keeping their practice dynamic.

In the current series of paintings, the artist aims to create an immersive element for the viewer by suggesting reflections through the use of paint. Additionally, a dividing line between the two canvases adds to the associations that viewers may have with the work.

Caja Boogers is fascinated by the process of using personal archive elements in their work, and how they are connected to the painted ones. Through their work, the artist seeks to challenge and explore the way in which viewers look at paintings.

Caja Boogers

Caja Boogers (Vlaardingen, 2001)

Caja Boogers graduated at the HKU earlier this year. His talent was already noticed by Colin Huizing and Nanda Jansen, who asked him to participate in the group exhibition ‘Touch Of Light’ in Museum Kranenburgh. Boogers uses various elements of painting such as trompe l’oeil, refined tactile surfaces and dreamy colours to influence the viewer’s experience.

Exhibitions

2023

Closing Distance, Galerie Weisbard, Rotterdam, solo-show

Maidentrip, Collectie de Groen, Arnhem, solo-show

Best of Graduates, Galerie Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, groupshow

HKU Exposure, HKU Fine Art, Utrecht, graduation show

PARTITIONS, Galerie Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam, duoshow

TRAILER, AG, Utrecht, groupshow

A Touch of Light, Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, groupshow

2022

PEEK Pastoe, HKU Fine Art, Utrecht, groupshow

The NEXT: KapSalon, Herman van Veen Arts Center, Soest, groupshow

2021

CURRENT CURRENT CURRENT, OMSTAND, Arnhem, groupshow

Virtual Empathy, AG, Utrecht, groupshow

Education

2019-2023

BA Fine Art Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

2022

Internship Pennie Key Rijksakademie, Amsterdam

Residencies

Lakeside Collection Award 2023

Artist-in-residence in Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Publications

‘De vliegende start van drie jonge kunstenaars’

Anna van Leeuwen

de Volkskrant 10 juli 2023

Metropolis M: Inkomen & Eindexamens 2023

Eli Witteman

Nu te Zien ‘A touch of light’

AVROTROS

18 juni 2023

Extra

Works have been acquired by collections such as:

Museum Voorlinden

Lakeside Collection

ING Collection

Verder Collectie

Akzo Nobel Art Foundation.

Artwork