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Ivan Gette (born 17.10.1988 in Omsk) is an artist from Siberia who was raised in Germany and is temporarily working and living in Berlin. His work revolves around abstract expressionism.

About Ivan Gette
At the age of seven, Ivan moved from Siberia to Germany which came along with diverse challenges: unknown language, new school and being the new kid on the block.

To express and reflect emotions, picking up a pencil felt like the right thing to do for Ivan. During teenage years, he came across the beauty of urban culture, precisely hip hop with a focus on the art of Graffiti. During this period, he focused on freestyle, the art of spraying on walls without a sketch. This liaison led to the experience of processing an artwork within total freedom. Reflecting feelings turned into concepts, scribbles matured into abstract artworks.

After growing up in Meppen, he started his studies in Groningen, lived in Amsterdam and worked in Dubai. Packed with impressions, stories and cultural capital, he moved to Berlin to focus his career of being artist.

While creating a painting, Ivan always brings his past, cultural vibrance and inspiration into account. His […] interest in art comes and will always come from the people, imperfect moments, good and bad times. […] People who lose their ego, their protective shield and show who they are." https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/ivan-gette/ From this starting point, Ivan Gette’s pieces of art always tell a story.

Style & Medium
All of Gette's artworks recount bold journeys, handcrafted via different experimental techniques. He uses art and colour to mirror the modern media - time with the experiences, meaningful people connections and the mediation of the emotions. Selected colours, elements and figures are combined by design, with diverse mediums to deconstruct reality and create a bittersweet surreality of Gette's experiences.

"All abstract paintings mirror my feelings, emotions and impressions that I have experienced during my life journey. It gives me the freedom to reinvent myself with every new story that I put on the canvas."

Using everyday matter to conjure alternative realities, Ivan Gette locates the nature of love, passion and interventions to imitate the universe via his paintings. Every colour tells a unique story by signifying a particular experience. During his artistic journey Ivan Gette created artworks for brands as Nike, Instagram,Facebook and commissioned works for athletes as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marco Reus and Musicians like Stormzy.

How to get in touch with Ivan: https://www.ivangette.com/

Exhibitions

 * 12.09.2019: SLEEK X IVAN GETTE - THE STORY OF A COLOR . (At Gentlemans Circle)


 * 04.05.2019: IVAN GETTE X NOHO ART - 'THE STORY OF A COLOR' EXHIBITION Silent Perceptions
 * 2019 - Kunst aus ganz Deutschland


 * Part of a group Exhibition in Munich 12.12 with Sleek X Audemars Piguet