Imre Hajagos started his artistic career as a graphic artist in Budapest, Hungary. Humanity was a primary component of his prints. Human time (1982) serves as the ars poetica of his graphic period.
In 1989, he moved to Toronto where he became known for his abstract painting. His 1990s work constituted a poetic painted reality, touching the many sides of the psyche and human experience. The hard geometric edges allowed for abrupt contrasts in colour — bright, full of energy and life-affirming. After the millennia, while the work is still abstract, containing architectural motifs and urban imagery, it is more playful and suggests stories that are more accessible.
Hajagos’ approach to his subject matter was always intellectual. There is nothing on the canvases that was not premeditated.
He received many awards and exhibited world wide. His works are in numerous international museums and private collections.
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