The Cyclops Is My Valet - The Matador My Friend

Western Sydney-born artist Andrew Hagar has lived a life shaped by art, music and instinct. First introduced to drawing as a child through a set of pastels gifted by his grandmother, Hagar’s creative path has remained grounded in immediacy — the belief that art is made through presence, feeling and the force of the moment. His practice carries the intensity of a life lived between continents, subcultures and creative reinvention.

Hagar’s paintings are instinctive, physical and emotionally direct. His figures appear to emerge from the subconscious, carrying traces of memory, desire, fear and human vulnerability. Rather than beginning with a fixed plan, Hagar allows each work to unfold through movement and sensation, treating painting as an act of encounter. The result is a body of work that feels raw, intimate and deeply human.