Jesse Fischer, born in 1996.

Lives and works in Tilburg, the Netherlands.

 

‘When looking at Jesse Fischer’s work we pay witness to scenes of colorful adult life in which innocence and an almost neurotic sexyness go hand in hand. His work emits a modernity that for the average museum visitor, has yet to dawn. 

In a playful way, Fischer’s paintings depict a culture which is all about the individual pursuit of pleasure. The characters he paints often look cut-off from their surroundings, staring into the distance, in search for another rush. These contemporary characters often seem to be involved in hedonistic and ritualistic activities. As if through the sensual and dangerous, they are trying to connect to the spiritual and the sacred.’

My method could be described as ‘intuitive narrative painting’. Though there seems to be a story told in each of the works, this narrative is only formed by adding elements in an intuitive matter. This is of course not to say the images are completely random. At the moment I am painting series of works which reflect the essence of urban culture while being infused with elements from various other cultures. A kind of folklore, in which mythological and fable-like elements, as it were, blend with the structure of the city.