Wes21 (Remo Lienhard, 1989) from Biel has found his own style early in his career. He has an ability to astonish the viewer with his motifs and the incredible precision of his spraying technique.
Remo Lienhard started out in the graffiti scene, though this is only seldom apparent in his work. That said, he works with spray can next to oil and acrylic. In recent years he has perfected his technique of producing high detail. Paint is applied, and before it dries it is "processed" using different implements. This technique makes it possible to conjure up incredible effects in a painting.

Remo Lienhard intends to make a strong impression and is willing to go to any length to do so. For example, he has sometimes incorporated LED bulbs into his works in order to create a realistic effect. Photorealistic depictions of often illusory creatures captivate the viewer with an accuracy of perspectives, astonishing shaping and harmonious composition.

A particular focus of the artist's works is the combination of nature and industry. Animals meld with devices and industrial products in a process of metamorphosis. The viewer is made to feel uncertain: have nature and industry harmonized, or is the process taking some other direction? Every picture is a window in another world and contains a story on a simpler level that rekindles and inspires the imagination. He has also begun to transform some of his fantastical figures into sculptures.

Remo Lienhard grew up in Biel, Switzerland, experimenting with the spray can at a very young age and soon gaining a strong reputation in the scene. In 2010 he completed training at the College of Design in Biel and has since then applied himself to producing art and working on various design jobs, including for music festivals and CD covers. His murals have been an attraction at a number of different events like Richmond Mural Project in Virginia.

Education

2007 – 2010 School of Art & Design, Biel, Switzerland

since 2010 freelance artist in Biel & Bern, Switzerland

Solo Exhibitions

2017
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE / SOON Gallery Zurich, Switzerland

2016
METAPHYSICS / Whitewalls Gallery, San Francisco, USA

2015
OUTSIDE THE BOX / SOON Gallery Zurich, Switzerland

2013
HUNGRY EYES / SOON Gallery Bern, Switzerland

2012
APPETITE / SOON Gallery Zurich, Switzerland

2008 INTERMEZZO / Gallerie Quellgasse 3, Biel, Switzerland

Group Exhibitions

2018
ON THE MOVE / Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark

2017
URBAN NATION MUSEUM / Museum of Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany

2016
ARTMOSSPHERE / MIENNALE MOSCOW, Moscow, Russia
POW! WOW! / Honolulu Museum Art School, Hawaii, USA

2015
BROTHERHOOD / Jonathan Lavine Gallery, New York, USA
IMPACT / 1975 Gallery Rochester, New York, USA
URBAN SPACE / Kirk Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
JUNGKUNST CONTAINER MUSEUM / Winterthur, Switzerland
NEW LANDSCAPES / SOON Gallery, Bernt Switzerland

2014
GROUP SHOW / Art Whino Gallery, Washington DC, USA

2013
OPENING EXHIBITION / SOON Gallery, Bern Switzerland

2012
VERYCONTEMPORARY 12 / Culture Center PROGR, Bern, Switzerland
RENAISSANCE NOW / Chimera-Project Space, Budapest, Hungary

2011
ARTYOU/ Basel, Switzerland
VERYCONTEMPORARY 11 / Culture Center PROGR, Bern, Switzerland

2010
SWISS URBAN SALON / Budapest, Hungary
JUNGKUNST / Winterthur, Switzerland
SCHWARZMALER / INCIDENT IN BUDAPEST, TeleP, Budapest, Hungary

2008
ARTIG / Basel, Switzerland

Mural Projects

2016
ICELAND AIRWAVES / Wes21 & Onur / Reykjavik, Iceland
DEPTHS / Kkade & Wes21 & Onur, Zurich, Switzerland

2015
ARTBASEL MIAMI, SEA WALLS / Wes21 & Onur, Miami, USA
ONE WALL PROJECT / Wes21 & Onur, Berlin, Germany
WALLTHERAPY / Wes21 & Onur, New York, USA
OUT IN THE OPEN / Wes21 & Onur, Aalborg, Denmark
AAC / Arhuus Art Convention / Wes21 & Kkade & Semor, Aarhus, Denmark

2014
RICHMOND MURAL PROJECT / Wes21 & Onur, Richmond USA
URBAN NATION GALLERY / Wes21 & Onur, Berlin Germany
SNEAKERNESS / Schwarzmaler & Onur, Zurich, Switzerland

2013
ELEMENTI SOTTERRANE / Wes21 & Onur & Kkade & Semor, Gemor del Friuli, Italy
LAC / Laboratorio Activodades Criativas, Wes21 & Onur, Lagos, Portugal
SAVE 5 POINTZ / Wes21 & Onur & Skade & Semor, New York, USA

2012
FAKT / Wes21 & Onur, Basel, Switzerland