Hugo Pondz

Using references from both life and photography, I also Observing my thoughts that inspires what I paint, such as swimming pool or golf scene. These volatile impressions turn into concepts and become a conversation between me and my canvas.
I like to develop dramatic detail through elaborate layers and tightly defined brushwork in order to capture a moment in time.
Thus, my subjects are painted with many layers of intricate brushwork to create contemplative scenes of reality.


Hugo Pondz, is a regular visitor to New York in his dreams and is interested in both the urban landscape of the city and places empty and forgotten. The caracters are waiting or dreaming and maybe both .
It seems there is a war between shadows and light. The aim is straightforward: to create paintings that provide a strong sense
of places in which the time stands still in waiting,....
In terms of important influences, he admires the work of the American artist Edward Hopper and Giorgio de Chirico. Stephen Jared. Los Angeles.

Morton Art Gallery, Phidelphia, 2020
Galerie du Marais, Paris, 2020
AAF London, 2019
Sonia Monti, Paris, Fr, 2019
Kazoart, Paris, Paris, Fr, 2019
Art Up, Lille, with Absynth Gallery, FR, 2019
Coco Gallery, New York, USA, 2018
Louise Gallery, Bel, 2017
Affordable art fair, Milan, It, 2017
Affordable art fair, Bxl, Bel, 2017
Metamorphozes Gallery, Fr, 2017
Nasau 242 Fine Arts Gallery, Antwerp, Bel, 2016
ArtFloor Gallery, Paris, Fr, 2015
Art Fair Basel Miami, USA, 2015
Daniel Besseiche, Courchevel, Fr, 2015
Daniel Besseiche, Geneva, Swiz, 2014
Daniel Besseiche, Knokke, Bel, 2014
Pascal Fremond, Le Havre, Fr, 2014
Daniel Besseiche, Dinard, Fr, 2014
Rive Gauche Galery, Namur,Bel, 2014
Natasha art galery, Knokke, Bel , 2003
Angle Aigu Galery,Bxl, Bel, 2002
Rops Galery, Namur, Bel, 2002
Presence Galery, Bxl, Bel,2001
Presence Galery, Swisz, 2000
Rops Galery, Namur, Bel, 2000
Colective, Paris, France, 1999
Presence Galery, Swisz, 1998
Presence Galery, Bxl, Bel, 1997
Rops Galery, Namur, Bel, 1996