Mario Kicker

Mario Kicker is a contemporary artist who masterfully combines social, philosophical, and existential themes in his work with both depth and a playful lightness. His pieces are a multilayered play with form and meaning, where traditional techniques meet digital media—he creates both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in which the visible and the invisible form a dynamic field of tension.

Kicker’s work is distinguished by:
• Diversity of themes: life and transience, growth and change, identity and community, often with a subversive view of established norms.
• Stylistic tension: a convergence of craftsmanship, digital technology, and experimental elements. His visual worlds are rich in detail, built in layers, and leave room for interpretation and reflection.
• Engagement: Kicker regards art not only as an aesthetic experience but also as an invitation to dialogue—about society, democracy, freedom, and individual responsibility.

He is a founding member of the international art collective DIE mARkT, a member of Biennale Austria in Vienna, and of the French artists’ association la maison des artistes.

His formal education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam laid the foundation, but in 2014 he consciously chose to continue his path outside of academic structures in order to work more freely and directly.

Mario Kicker has presented his work in a variety of contexts, from galleries and juried exhibitions to his own projects. He has been represented by Black Heath Gallery London (2019), Galerie Kunststück Berlin (2014), and the true limpet gallery Wageningen (2013).

Invitations by expert juries most recently brought him to the Mountain Art Project (2025), where he successfully sold all of his major works. Earlier exhibitions included Atelier Gausz Hamburg (2023) and Halle 50 Munich (2021).

Under the title DIE mARkT he has organized his own interactive and interdisciplinary exhibitions, most recently at the Orangerie Munich (2024) and previously at the Circle Culture Gallery Hamburg (2023).

He has also held solo exhibitions at Ausstellungsraum (2022) and Galerie Loft 8 (2022) in Vienna, as well as at the Goldberg Studios Munich (2020).