Jan Kiefer
Jan Kiefer (b. 1979, Trier, Germany) lives and works in Basel, Switzerland. Kiefer’s layered practice expands from experimenting with the traditional boundaries of composition established throughout 20th century Western art. Through engaging with both socio-political and aesthetic issues, Kiefer’s paintings seek to highlight the positive relationship between the history of images and currently established social values, playing with both the kitsch and the quotidian.
Kiefer received his master’s degree in Fine Arts at the Academy of Arts and Design in Basel. Recent solo exhibitions include: Wieder Weinen, HARMONY100, Basel, Switzerland (2024), Lieber Lachen, Museum of Fine Arts Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland (2024), Graustufen, NFS, Basel (2023), Kontraste, Silicon Malley, Lausanne (2022), †, Oreilles Internaxionales, Basel (2021) and Schwarz-Weiss, Union Pacific, London, UK (2019). Selected group exhibitions include: Essays on Space, Cristina Spoerri Foundation, M54 Basel, Switzerland (2024), Paint by Numbers, cur. by Gianni Jetzer, Eva Presenhuber, Zurich (2022), Oreilles Internaxionales, Basel (2022), Art en plein air, Môtiers (2021) and Concrete Contemporary, Museum Haus Kontruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland (2019).
Skiing Snowman (blue sky), 2023, oil on jute, 40 x 34 cm
Skiing Snowman (purple/ yellow sky), 2023, oil on jute, 50 x 40 cm
Pinot Blanc 04, 2019, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Skiing Snowman, 2019, vinyl coated nylon fabric, fan, dimensions variable
Skiing Snowman (green skis), 2019, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Stairs - Permanent Green, 2019, acrylic and acrylic medium on canvas, 200 x 160 cm
JaJa... (detail), 2018, birch plywood, stainless steel, PUR lacquer, European table wine, 5 pieces, 115 x 98 x 34 cm each
Honeybaked (Red Blue / Blue Yellow), 2017, PVC, acrylic lacquer, 180 x 204 cm (photograph: Gunnar Meier)
Untitled (Schnapps & Cross), 2017, powdercoated aluminium, aluminium, stainless steel, alpine schnapps, lashing strap, 44 x 34 x 14 cm
Cactus, 2017, stained antique glass, lead, tin, stainless steel, 161 x 76 cm
Skiing Snowman, 2016, oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm
Jeden Dienstag und Freitag Millionen gewinnen, 2014/15, oil stick on cotton paper, 100 x 70 x 3 cm
Skiing Snowman (orange/yellow sky), 2023, oil on jute, 42 x 34 cm
Untitled (crosses black, orange, purple, gold), 2021, acrylic, acrylic medium on cotton, 120 x 90 cm
Pinot Noir 03, 2019, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
Skiing Snowman (black skis), 2019, oil on canvas, 46 x 36 cm
Skiing Snowman (orange skis), 2019, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm
JaJa..., 2018, birch plywood, stainless steel, PUR lacquer, European table wine, 5 pieces, 115 x 98 x 34 cm each
Käse Kasten, 2017, wood, metal, acrylic glass, 160 x 110 x 55 cm
Honeybaked (Red Green / Black Yellow), 2017, PVC, acrylic lacquer, 180 x 204 cm (photograph: Gunnar Meier)
Untitled (Schnapps & Cross), 2017, powdercoated aluminium, aluminium, stainless steel, alpine schnapps, lashing strap, 44 x 34 x 14 cm
Cactus, 2017, stained antique glass, lead, tin, stainless steel, 161 x 76 cm
Jeden Dienstag und Freitag Millionen gewinnen, 2014/15, oil stick on cotton paper, 100 x 70 x 3 cm