Portrait of the Artist Nils

Nils Lange, born in 1952 in Darmstadt as the second son of German parents. He grew up in Holland and from 1959 in Basel; in 1971 ended the institute and went to university, a year of German, English and history in Basel and - after a long journey in Africa - two years of mathematics and physics at the ETH in Zurich . 1975 changes to the art school in Basel as a free student. His dedication in the antinuclear movement prevented entitled completion or something similar. 1979 he leaves the ‘normal school way ‘.
1979 to 1981 long study tour to the United States, Mexico, Brazil. Since then he lives as an artist in Basel and also in Nerja. The same with the sale of his art and work as carpentry, architectural designs, in the graphic arts and as designer. 1994 Triana- his daughter- was born in Nerja.

Artistic Work
 
1979 / 81 basically drawings with ink and crayons, motives are figurative and some imagined compositions; first exhibitions in Brazil and Mexico in small galleries.
1981 the approach changes to painting. The motives are the natural environment and also compositions with people and portraits, especially painting with watercolours and oils. The main theme is the effect that evokes the colours in the situations and objects of his surroundings and attempt to reflect this in his paintings.
1993/94 Scholarship Foundation Karl Miescher Basel project "colour and light - dawn, evening, day, night”, several exhibitions in Nerja, Cordoba and Basel..
2004 The focus moves to freer forms, the paintings become relief’s, sculptures and remain paintings, and to different techniques basically using acrylic paints and potassium silicate. As in the case of the motives for his new project "colour and movement", supported by the foundation Karl Miescher Basel (2006).
The project is produced.  The presentations are being prepared.

 

Exhibitions

1980 Artmarlen, Sao Paulo. In.

1981 City Hall, Nerja, In..

1982 City Hall, Nerja, Col.

1984 La Morea, Frigiliana, Col.

1985 Sala municipal Frigiliana, Col.

1987 City Hall, Nerja, In..

1989 Zigamar, Nerja, In..

1989 El Molino, Nerja, In..
1993 Zigamar, Nerja, In..
1995 Festival of Basel, Basel, In..
2000 Zigamar, Nerja, Ind..

2002 Soho, Cordoba, In..
2003 Zigamar, Nerja, Col.
2006 Market Hall. Nerja Col.
2007 Market Hall, Nerja, Col.