When asked about the background of a piece of art, artists often provide deep and 'interesting' stories about the ideas motivating the work. Simple works of art are thus transformed into something great to be praised. Gieler (1982) does not come with stories about where he get his inspiration from and what drives him to paint. What matters to him is that a painting looks nice, and people want to hang it above their sofas. The style of Gieler can be described as popart or stencilart. Recurring topics are women and Dutch heroes or anti-heroes. "I know 'women' is the most painted subject in art, with second place rockstars as Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison; this is why I chose a different 2nd subject: Dutch heroes & Anti-heroes and offcourse I've got a weakness for these people!" This website displays a part of his work: the entire series can be seen here. Gieler lives in Amsterdam, the city where he starts doing graffiti in the old days. Besides painting he works as (web)designer and DJ. Gieler is preparing himself for a major solo exhibition in 2012 with his collection of women and (anti-)heroes. The exact dates are not known, these will follow soon. You can get in contact with Gieler by email: info@michielfolkers.com

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