Krutz Sivael

KRÜTZ SīVÆL is an artist known by different names in different corners of the artistic world. He portrays the amorphous and transcendent qualities of internal and external struggle through self portraits and allegory. His unique form of cubist abstract expressionism has been described as having the emotion of Cy Twombly, the chaos of Basquiat, the compelling presence of Rothko, and the aggressive figurative aesthetic of George Condo & Picasso.

He works mostly in isolation; entering a deep meditative/trance state, which he achieves through a mix of fasting, sleep deprivation and loud experimental classical music appearing to be a psychotic episode from and outsiders’ perspective. He often describes his creative process as a ‘fight with the canvas’ saying that each piece haunts and taunts him until completion.

He admires the beauty of deterioration and rejuvenation. As a result he is particularly drawn to decaying walls and structures recognizing how they depict a story of evolution and rebirth. This is visible in the many layers used to create his work. In each painting there may be as many as 10 other pieces underneath the final layer adding dynamic depth and details unique to KRÜTZ. Another telltale sign of a KRÜTZ work is t...

2019 | Group Show | International Contemporary Art Exchange Shenzhen

2019 | Group Show | Determination BICC Art Center, Guangzhou

2019 | Solo Show | Figure & Form Le Méridien, Hong Kong

2018 | Group Show | Art & Harmony International Art Show Shenzhen

2018 | Group Show | Shenzhen City Art Fair

2018 | Art Fair | Art Canton Guangzhou

2018 | Group Show | Meet @ Foreign Artist in China International Art Exchange Exhibition Taiyuan

2017 | Solo Show | Domesticated Predators Hong Kong

2017 | Group Show | Width, Length, Height Hong Kong

2017 | Group Show | Duality The Hive, Hong Kong

2016 | Solo Show | Internal Vandalism Sense 99, Hong Kong