Kevin Niggeler's Suspended Paintings Between Life and Death
Kevin Niggeler, a Swiss-German and Mexican artist based in Milan for over twelve years, creates oil paintings that evoke a suspended temporality, where something has just happened or is about to happen. His work, which evolved from illustration and murals to intimate oil painting, explores themes of death, memory, and duality through dense, chromatic compositions. Notable works include 'Memento Vivere,' which inverts the memento mori trope with a hand holding a daisy and a serene skull, and 'Ofelia al mattino,' a pop-inflected reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Ophelia featuring a yellow-and-red high-heeled shoe. Niggeler cites Gustav Klimt and Mexican Day of the Dead culture as influences. His career includes exhibitions at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan and Galleria Bagnai in Florence over the past three years.
Key facts
- Kevin Niggeler is Swiss-German and Mexican.
- He has lived and worked in Milan for over twelve years.
- He completed a residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, and mural projects in Mexico City.
- His practice moved from illustration and murals to oil painting.
- His paintings feature dense, material palettes with ochre, dark green, turquoise, and violet.
- 'Memento Vivere' shows a hand holding a daisy against a blue fabric with a skull in the background.
- 'Ofelia al mattino' reimagines Shakespeare's Ophelia with a yellow-and-red high-heeled shoe.
- Niggeler cites Gustav Klimt and Mexican Day of the Dead culture as references.
- He has exhibited at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan and Galleria Bagnai in Florence.
- His career spans three years of exhibitions.
Entities
Artists
- Kevin Niggeler
- Gustav Klimt
Institutions
- Fabbrica del Vapore
- Galleria Bagnai
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Oaxaca
- Mexico
- Mexico City
- Switzerland
- Germany