Sebastian Hosu - Revision history

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1.Selected solo exhibitions

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	* 2020 - solo exhibition, In The Open, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland<ref>https://brandtgallery.com/exhibitions/51-sebastian-hosu-in-the-open/</ref>		* 2020 - solo exhibition, In The Open, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland<ref>https://brandtgallery.com/exhibitions/51-sebastian-hosu-in-the-open/</ref>
	* 2020 - solo exhibition, Out There, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/en_ausstellung,sebastian_hosu:_nbsp;out_there_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_30._april_13._juni_2020_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_,13973.html</ref>		* 2020 - solo exhibition, Out There, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/en_ausstellung,sebastian_hosu:_nbsp;out_there_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_30._april_13._juni_2020_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_,13973.html</ref>
	* 2019 - solo exhibition, Leisure Life, Anca ~~Poterasu~~ Gallery, Bucharest, Romania<ref>https://www.ancapoterasu.com/expozitii/leisure-life/</ref>		* 2019 - solo exhibition, Leisure Life, [[Anca Poterașu Gallery]], Bucharest, Romania<ref>https://www.ancapoterasu.com/expozitii/leisure-life/</ref>
	* 2018 - solo exhibition, Green Meat, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK), Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/news,sebastian_hosu:_green_meat_museum_der_bildenden_kuenste_leipzig_24_may_17_june_2018_,4406_2.html</ref>		* 2018 - solo exhibition, Green Meat, Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig (MdbK), Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/news,sebastian_hosu:_green_meat_museum_der_bildenden_kuenste_leipzig_24_may_17_june_2018_,4406_2.html</ref>
	* 2018 - solo exhibition, Outscape, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/ausstellung,sebastian_hosu:_outscape_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_kabinettausstellung_nbsp;_25._mai_16._juni_2018_nbsp;_,12354.html</ref>		* 2018 - solo exhibition, Outscape, Josef Filipp Galerie, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.filipp-galerie.com/ausstellung,sebastian_hosu:_outscape_nbsp;_nbsp;_nbsp;_kabinettausstellung_nbsp;_25._mai_16._juni_2018_nbsp;_,12354.html</ref>

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3.Biennials, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions

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	* 2019 - group exhibition, WIN WIN, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, Leipzig Germany<ref>https://www.kt.smwk.sachsen.de/ausstellungseroeffnung-win-win-kunstankaeufe-kulturstiftung.html</ref>		* 2019 - group exhibition, WIN WIN, Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, Leipzig Germany<ref>https://www.kt.smwk.sachsen.de/ausstellungseroeffnung-win-win-kunstankaeufe-kulturstiftung.html</ref>

	===== 3.~~Biennials~~, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions =====		===== 3.Art biennales, museum retrospectives, comprehensive retrospective exhibitions, art fairs =====
	* 2025 - group exhibition, Sphinx, 10 Jahre G2 Kunsthalle – Sammlung Hildebrand «, Leipzig, Germany<ref>http://g2-leipzig.de/content/uploads/2025/03/RaumplanSaalzettel_10JahreG2.pdf</ref>		* 2025 - group exhibition, Sphinx, 10 Jahre G2 Kunsthalle – Sammlung Hildebrand «, Leipzig, Germany<ref>http://g2-leipzig.de/content/uploads/2025/03/RaumplanSaalzettel_10JahreG2.pdf</ref>
	* 2018 - group exhibition, 25. Leipziger – Jahresausstellung – SILBER, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei Werkschauhalle/ Halle 12 Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.spinnerei.de/veranstaltungen/25-leipziger-jahresausstellung-silber/</ref>		* 2018 - group exhibition, 25. Leipziger – Jahresausstellung – SILBER, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei Werkschauhalle/ Halle 12 Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://www.spinnerei.de/veranstaltungen/25-leipziger-jahresausstellung-silber/</ref>

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Gallery Representation

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	==== Gallery Representation ====		==== Gallery Representation ====
	* Anca Poterașu Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, under coordination of Anca Poterașu<ref>https://www.ancapoterasu.com/artists/sebastian-hosu-2/</ref>		* [[Anca Poterașu Gallery]], Bucharest, Romania, under coordination of Anca Poterașu<ref>https://www.ancapoterasu.com/artists/sebastian-hosu-2/</ref>
	* Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, under coordination of Queenie Rosita Law<ref>https://doubleqgallery.com/artists/36-sebastian-hosu/</ref>		* Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong, under coordination of Queenie Rosita Law<ref>https://doubleqgallery.com/artists/36-sebastian-hosu/</ref>
	* Gallery Philipp Anders, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://philippanders.com/artists/25-sebastian-hosu/biography/</ref>		* Gallery Philipp Anders, Leipzig, Germany<ref>https://philippanders.com/artists/25-sebastian-hosu/biography/</ref>

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Biography

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	==== Biography ====		==== Biography ====
	'''Sebastian Hosu''' (*1988 in Satu Mare, RO), (he/his), visual [[Artists\|artist]] of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in [[~~:Category:Romania\|~~Romania]] and lived in several countries of choice, currently based in Leipzig, [[~~:Category:Germany\|~~Germany]]. He studied Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the University of Fine Arts and Design, and at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, Italy (2008-2010). A master‘s degree in painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège, Belgium (2011-2012) was followed by a master student program at the HGB in Leipzig, Germany (2013-2016). Hosu‘s work has already attracted much attention at home and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig in 2018, the Kunstverein Freunde aktueller Kunst in Zwickau in 2019 and two group presentations at the G2 Kunsthalle in Leipzig (in 2023 and a recent one in 2025), furthermore in the No Hero Museum in Delden, Netherland (2024), and the National Museum oft Art Romania in Bucharest, Romania (2024). His paintings and drawings are already represented in important private and public collections. His works are presented and collected internationally. Most recently, Sebastian Hosu‘s works were presented in solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Bucharest, Leipzig and Berlin. Sebastian Hosu lives and works in his studio in the 10-hectare Leipzig‘s Baumwollspinnerei, one of the most interesting artistic centers and exhibition venues for contemporary art and painting in Europe.		'''Sebastian Hosu''' (*1988 in Satu Mare, RO), (he/his), visual [[Artists\|artist]] of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in [[Romania]] and lived in several countries of choice, currently based in Leipzig, [[Germany]]. He studied Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the University of Fine Arts and Design, and at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, Italy (2008-2010). A master‘s degree in painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège, Belgium (2011-2012) was followed by a master student program at the HGB in Leipzig, Germany (2013-2016). Hosu‘s work has already attracted much attention at home and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig in 2018, the Kunstverein Freunde aktueller Kunst in Zwickau in 2019 and two group presentations at the G2 Kunsthalle in Leipzig (in 2023 and a recent one in 2025), furthermore in the No Hero Museum in Delden, Netherland (2024), and the National Museum oft Art Romania in Bucharest, Romania (2024). His paintings and drawings are already represented in important private and public collections. His works are presented and collected internationally. Most recently, Sebastian Hosu‘s works were presented in solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Bucharest, Leipzig and Berlin. Sebastian Hosu lives and works in his studio in the 10-hectare Leipzig‘s Baumwollspinnerei, one of the most interesting artistic centers and exhibition venues for contemporary art and painting in Europe.
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	[[File:ArtistPersonal-SebastianHosu.jpg\|thumb\|"Sebastian Hosu - Writing down free-thinking notes directly on the wall, while painting." / (c) Sebastian Hosu 2023]]		[[File:ArtistPersonal-SebastianHosu.jpg\|thumb\|"Sebastian Hosu - Writing down free-thinking notes directly on the wall, while painting." / (c) Sebastian Hosu 2023]]

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	[[Category:Installation artists]]		[[Category:Installation artists]]
	[[Category:Eastern European and Balkan artists]]		[[Category:Eastern European and Balkan artists]]
			[[Category:Romania]]
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	[[Category:Romanian diaspora]]		[[Category:Romanian diaspora]]
	[[Category:Romanian artists]]		[[Category:Romanian artists]]
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Biography

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	==== Biography ====		==== Biography ====
	'''Sebastian Hosu''' (*1988 in Satu Mare, RO), (he/his), visual [[Artists\|artist]] of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in [[Romania]] and lived in several countries of choice, currently based in Leipzig, Germany. He studied Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the University of Fine Arts and Design, and at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, Italy (2008-2010). A master‘s degree in painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège, Belgium (2011-2012) was followed by a master student program at the HGB in Leipzig, Germany (2013-2016). Hosu‘s work has already attracted much attention at home and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig in 2018, the Kunstverein Freunde aktueller Kunst in Zwickau in 2019 and two group presentations at the G2 Kunsthalle in Leipzig (in 2023 and a recent one in 2025), furthermore in the No Hero Museum in Delden, Netherland (2024), and the National Museum oft Art Romania in Bucharest, Romania (2024). His paintings and drawings are already represented in important private and public collections. His works are presented and collected internationally. Most recently, Sebastian Hosu‘s works were presented in solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Bucharest, Leipzig and Berlin. Sebastian Hosu lives and works in his studio in the 10-hectare Leipzig‘s Baumwollspinnerei, one of the most interesting artistic centers and exhibition venues for contemporary art and painting in Europe.		'''Sebastian Hosu''' (*1988 in Satu Mare, RO), (he/his), visual [[Artists\|artist]] of Romanian ethnical background, grew up in [[:Category:Romania\|Romania]] and lived in several countries of choice, currently based in Leipzig, [[:Category:Germany\|Germany]]. He studied Fine Arts in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the University of Fine Arts and Design, and at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin, Italy (2008-2010). A master‘s degree in painting at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège, Belgium (2011-2012) was followed by a master student program at the HGB in Leipzig, Germany (2013-2016). Hosu‘s work has already attracted much attention at home and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Museum der bildenden Künste in Leipzig in 2018, the Kunstverein Freunde aktueller Kunst in Zwickau in 2019 and two group presentations at the G2 Kunsthalle in Leipzig (in 2023 and a recent one in 2025), furthermore in the No Hero Museum in Delden, Netherland (2024), and the National Museum oft Art Romania in Bucharest, Romania (2024). His paintings and drawings are already represented in important private and public collections. His works are presented and collected internationally. Most recently, Sebastian Hosu‘s works were presented in solo exhibitions in Hong Kong, Bucharest, Leipzig and Berlin. Sebastian Hosu lives and works in his studio in the 10-hectare Leipzig‘s Baumwollspinnerei, one of the most interesting artistic centers and exhibition venues for contemporary art and painting in Europe.
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	[[File:ArtistPersonal-SebastianHosu.jpg\|thumb\|"Sebastian Hosu - Writing down free-thinking notes directly on the wall, while painting." / (c) Sebastian Hosu 2023]]		[[File:ArtistPersonal-SebastianHosu.jpg\|thumb\|"Sebastian Hosu - Writing down free-thinking notes directly on the wall, while painting." / (c) Sebastian Hosu 2023]]

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	[[Category:Painting artists]]		[[Category:Painting artists]]
	[[Category:Drawing artists]]		[[Category:Drawing artists]]
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	[[Category:Eastern European and Balkan artists]]		[[Category:Eastern European and Balkan artists]]
	[[Category:Romanian diaspora]]		[[Category:Romanian diaspora]]
	[[Category:Romanian artists]]		[[Category:Romanian artists]]
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Artistic disciplines:

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	==== Artistic disciplines: ====		==== Artistic disciplines: ====
	* [[Painting]]		* [[:Category:Painting_artists\|Painting]]
	* [[Drawing]]		* [[:Category:Drawing_artists\|Drawing]]
	* [[Installation]] (murals)		* [[:Category:Installation_artists\|Installation]] (murals)
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Notable themes

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	==== Notable themes ====		==== Notable themes ====
	Recurring theme in Sebastian Hosu's is the relation between society and it's environment, the human in connection or disconnection with nature. The artist interrogates reality and the human figure within the vast cosmology ~~of nature~~. For him, nature is not merely a motif but a presence — archetypal, at times illustrative, yet always alive—captured in paint as movement and lived energy. Through this presence, he opens a space in which the viewer may encounter the moment anew, as a renewed reality. His work revolve around fundamental questions: What is nature? Does it precede us, or are we inseparable from it, one to which we belong? Is it a long-time lost experiential surrounding, replaced by today’s virtual simulacra? The paintings attempt to respond not through rational discourse but through the medium’s own visceral logic. Echoing memories of an elemental nature surface in his images, where human bodies, like landscapes, seem suffused with a primordial force—as though the rupture between nature and culture had never occurred. Though incomplete, at times fragmented, the bodies are never deformed; they are seized by a sweeping current, absorbed into the landscape just as the landscape folds back into them. Each nourishes the other. Consequently, the distinctions between figure and space dissolve, yielding a continuum where body and terrain exist as one.		Recurring theme in Sebastian Hosu's is the relation between [[society and it's environment]], the human in [[connection or disconnection with nature]]. The artist interrogates [[reality]] and the [[human figure]] within the vast [[cosmology]]. For him, nature is not merely a motif but a presence — archetypal, at times illustrative, yet always alive—captured in paint as movement and lived energy. Through this presence, he opens a space in which the viewer may encounter the moment anew, as a renewed reality. His work revolve around fundamental questions: What is [[nature]]? Does it precede us, or are we inseparable from it, one to which we belong? Is it a long-time lost experiential surrounding, replaced by today’s virtual simulacra? The paintings attempt to respond not through rational discourse but through the medium’s own visceral logic. Echoing memories of an elemental nature surface in his images, where human bodies, like [[landscapes]], seem suffused with a primordial force—as though [[the rupture between nature and culture]] had never occurred. Though incomplete, at times fragmented, the [[bodies]] are never deformed; they are seized by a sweeping current, absorbed into the landscape just as the landscape folds back into them. Each nourishes the other. Consequently, the distinctions between figure and space dissolve, yielding a continuum where body and terrain exist as one.
	”I am questioning how human and nature are still coming together in a landscape we can perceive with all the sense of digital experience we have today. I am searching for a language in painting that reflects on this question on an emotional scale.” (''-artist note'', 2025)		”I am questioning how human and nature are still coming together in a landscape we can perceive with all the sense of digital experience we have today. I am searching for a language in painting that reflects on this question on an emotional scale.” (''-artist note'', 2025)
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Artistic disciplines:

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	==== Artistic disciplines: ====		==== Artistic disciplines: ====
	* Painting		* [[Painting]]
	* Drawing		* [[Drawing]]
	* Installation (murals)		* [[Installation]] (murals)
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