Henri Jacobs has resided and labored in Brussels since 1993. He attended the St. Joost Academy in Breda, the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam, and the renowned Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His captivating paintings and illustrations have been proudly exhibited both individually and collaboratively in esteemed galleries and museums located in Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Tilburg, New York, Paris, and Venice. Henri Jacobs’ impressive oeuvre now includes diverse small and large-scale commissions in Amsterdam, The Hague, and other locations.
Beginning in 2003, Jacobs began to produce a ceaseless stream of unique drawings that he routinely shares on his website. A decade later, in September of 2013, the publication ‘Henri Jacobs – Journal Drawings’ was released, capturing nine years worth of illustrations and collected images. This expansive publication contains all of Jacobs’ drawings from 001 to 666, some of which feature multiple stages of progression. These stages showcase the evolution of each specific drawing, allowing the viewer to witness the evolution of Jacobs’ drawing techniques throughout the book. It is a vast collection of images that have been meticulously cultivated and presented in a manner that allows them to interact with one another through the observer’s eyes.
In September of 2009, Jacobs embarked on a two-year artistic research project at the esteemed Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. The first year of this project was focused on practice-based artistic research into the concept of the palimpsest. This was followed by an exploration into the themes of creation and destruction. Over time, this research has developed into a comprehensive study into the concepts of idolatry and iconoclasm.
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