ABOUT NICLAS CASTELLO
Contemporary German pop artist who is known for his large scale lip artworks, his uniquely boxed-in framed canvases, and other thought-provoking conceptual pieces which he shares through his Instagram for his over 550,000 followers.
Inspired by the fall of the Berlin wall during his childhood, he began his career as an artist focusing on street art in Germany during the late 1990s. He moved to Paris in 2001 and began to pursue painting through education. He eventually dropped out of art school and moved to New York to pursue his career as an artist.
He has exhibited at several international art fairs including FIAC in Paris in 2011, Art Stage Singapore in 2013, and Art Basel in 2014.
He was born and raised in Neuhaus am Rennweg, East Germany.
He has created works that are often inspired by and references to fellow artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jeff Koons .
