Timo von Eicken (b. 1977) was born and raised in Hamburg, where he still lives and works today and the metropolis has remained his primary source of inspiration.
His large-scale figurative works tell paradoxical stories and interpersonal situations that are difficult to imagine in a world full of constraints and unwritten laws.
Educated in graphic design his earlier work was more graphically inspired, while his work today is based on figurative painting, often expressed in strong stories full of paradoxes.
EDUCATION
Grafic Design, Institut Hamburg, 1997-2000
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS
2020
Side Effects // Kirk Gallery, Denmark
Maybe Tomorrow // Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2019
Interruptions // Kirk Gallery, Denmark
Wunderbare Welt // Galerie Kristine Hamann, Wismar
2017
On/Off // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
AAF Solo // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2015
Run forrest run // Erste Liebe, Hamburg
Nonski // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2014
Ixypsilon // Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg
Frontal // Erste Liebe, Hamburg
2012
From Behind // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
2011
Construction Kids // Bau, Hamburg
2010
Party in the Cemetry, dancing with a ghost // Erste Liebe, Hamburg
2009
A skate for run! // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
2006
He came back in Pieces // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2018
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2017
Stroke Artfair, München
Kunsthalle Ludwig // Schlieder Consulting, Frankfurt
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2016
Fingerspitzengefühl // Galerie Gudberg Nerger_Asplund, Stockholm
MenschTierWir // Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2015
Das eigene Ich // Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2014
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
Knotenpunkt 14 // Kunstfestival Kolbenhof, Hamburg
2013
Knotenpunkt 13 // Kunstfestival Kolbenhof, Hamburg
AAF // Galerie Gudberg Nerger, Hamburg
2011
Serigraph V11 // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
2010
Serigraph V10 // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
Turmkunst // Berlin
Sit Sit down. 8 Artist Chairs // Stilwerk, Hamburg
2009
Stairway Art Event // Stilwerg, Hamburg
2007
Hands on Jan Delay // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg
Six-fingers vs Vicious // Vicious Gallery, Hamburg