Nikke Naeme - Things Behind The Sun

This piece explores what people choose to reveal and what remains concealed, and the quiet distance between appearance and reality.

This unique work is an ink print on Canson museum paper, hand-worked through drawing and painting, mounted on wood and framed.



Artist profile

NIKKE NAEME (1984) is a multidisciplinary artist from the Netherlands whose work delves deeply into the human psyche and behavior—particularly its darker, more fragile sides. While formally restrained, the work carries a quiet emotional charge, engaging themes of human imperfection, doubt, vulnerability, and the fragile balance between control and exposure. Through an ongoing exploration of contrast, the work reveals a complex, dual character that questions perception itself.

NIKKE's paintings are held in private collections around the world and are regularly exhibited in Amsterdam. His 2023 solo exhibition marked a defining moment in his career, strengthening his position within the contemporary art scene. After an intense period of high productivity and rapid growth, he has recently shifted his focus toward a slower, more deliberate creative process—producing fewer works, yet with greater depth and refinement. With a steadily expanding audience and a growing presence on Instagram, the reach and value of his work continue to rise. To date, more than a thousand of his works have entered private collections worldwide.


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Keywords & influences (among others) include Ralph Steadman, Horst Janssen, Karel Appel, Basquiat, Stanley Donwood, Picasso, Damien Hirst, Francis Bacon, Cy Twombly, Lucebert, Bente Mouchart, Gill Button, David Lynch, Marlene Dumas, Banksy, Rene Magritte, Vincent van Gogh, and many modern social media artists. Musical influences are: Radiohead, Mars Volta, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Miles Davis, Omar Rodriguez Lopez, John Frusciante, Coltrane, Duke Ellington, David Bowie, Kyuss, Nick Cave, Rolling Stones, The Smiths, The Cure, Joy Division, Bohren, Nine Inch Nails, Mike Patton, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground.