Berlin-based artist Jan Ziegler was born in 1974.
In his portrait works, Jan pursues a concept of subtle beauty that reaches beyond established ideals. Primarily male faces, are leaving space for individual associations and interpretation.
Jan often uses researched photographs as inspiration for his paintings, but he is also influenced by afterimages of random encounters as well as visual impressions, and specific light situations that reveal themselves to him. These are fleeting moments of enchantment that he preserves on canvas with acrylic paint. A swift, gestural work process allows the consideration of intuitive aesthetic decisions that do not exclude the moment of chance.
Jan’s work has been exhibited in national and international group shows and can be found in private collections in Europe and the United States.
