Luis Xertu

Luis Xertu. Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Uphill, 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Uphill (detail), 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Two Men on a Branch, 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Two Men on a Branch (detail), 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Waterfall I, 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Waterfall I (detail), 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, The Student, 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, The Student (detail), 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Luis Xertu, Cat in a Tree (detail), 2024, plants and acrylic on canvas, 175 x 85 cm (68.9 x 33.5 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Installation view of ‘History will say we were best friends’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 07 December 2024—01 February 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Biography
Incorporating dried flora and foliage into his creative process—elements that gradually shift from lush green to autumnal tones—Luis Xertu’s (b. 1985, lives and works in Rotterdam) phantasmagorical paintings, inhabited by poetic waterscapes, fauna, and figures, unfold like decelerated motion pictures that visualise the temporal realm and transient nature of reality. Xertu has held solo and duo exhibitions at NL=US Art Gallery, Rotterdam (2024); TORCH Gallery, Amsterdam (2020, 2023, 2025); and Art Island, Amsterdam (2023), among others. His work was featured in group exhibitions at PODIUM, Hong Kong (2024); Fragment Gallery, New York (2022); BRUTUS, Rotterdam (2022); Museum of Young Art, Oosterhout (2021); Royal Palace, Amsterdam (2019); WTC Rotterdam Gallery, Rotterdam (2019), among others. His works are included in the Stichting Kunstcollectie KPMG, the Netherlands.

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Works

Luis Xertu
Uphill
2024
Plants and acrylic on canvas
175 x 85 cm | 68.9 x 33.5 in

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Luis Xertu
The Student
2024
Plants and acrylic on canvas
175 x 85 cm | 68.9 x 33.5 in

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Luis Xertu
Cat in a Tree
2024
Plants and acrylic on canvas
175 x 85 cm | 68.9 x 33.5 in

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Exhibitions

History will say we were best friends
Artists: Srijon Chowdhury, Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Dae Uk Kim, Young-jun Tak, Luis Xertu
Hong Kong
07 December 2024—08 February 2025

PODIUM

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4 Heung Yip Road,
Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

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