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Karl-Kristjan Nagel

Karl-Kristjan Nagel

Artist's country of origin: Estonia

Karl-Kristjan Nagel (born 1977) has graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts as a painter in 1999. He is a member of the Estonian Artists´Association since 2011.


Art historian Eha Komissarov has commented on Nagel´s works with the following words: “It is not easy to write an overview of Karl Nagel. His paintings are often impressive, but in a way that transfixes the mind and inspires words that die on ones lips. Nagel does not concern himself with the traditional approaches to presentation in the local art scene nor the expectations prevailing in society. The story of this contradictory artist often begins at the moment he manages to render the oppressive and desolate context visually attractive – using description he overcomes the viewers distance, which is a protective device, and throws sense and reason into opposition. In his best works, Karl Nagel achieves authentic descriptions of death, guilt and war, all under the guise, saturated with negative references, of a politically engaged artist.


Works in collections: Bank of Estonia, Kumu Art Museum, Tartu Art Museum, etc.


*Excerpt from Eha Komissarov´s essay “KARL NAGEL. Pain things“ in the collection “Artists of Estonia 3” (Tallinn: Center for Contemporary Arts, Estonia, 2007)


Painting

Mother & Daughter ( Two Sphinxes ) by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Mother & Daughter ( Two Sphinxes ), 2018  
140 x 120 cm
€5380
Pikla. Birdhouse beach by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Pikla. Birdhouse beach, 2021  
65 x 80 cm
€1230
Linnamäe hydroelectric power station by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Linnamäe hydroelectric power station, 2022  
80 x 65 cm
€1230
From Türisalu cliff by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
From Türisalu cliff, 2022  
65 x 80 cm
€1230
Reclining ( sleeping ) Buddha of Bamiyan by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Reclining ( sleeping ) Buddha of Bamiyan, 2023  
150 x 150 cm
€6920
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, I-IV by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, I-IV, 2022  
304 x 304 cm
€24620
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, I by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, I, 2022  
150 x 150 cm
€24620
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, II by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, II, 2022  
150 x 150 cm
€24620
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, III by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, III, 2022  
150 x 150 cm
€24620
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, IV by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Prospect. Barrel of a gun, IV, 2022  
150 x 150 cm
€24620
Everest by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Everest, 2022  
150 x 150 cm
€6920
Eartheater - How To Fight by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Eartheater - How To Fight, 2021  
150 x 150 cm
€6900
LEYA - Wave by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
LEYA - Wave, 2020  
150 x 150 cm
€6900
Eartheater by Karl-Kristjan Nagel
Eartheater, 2020  
150 x 150 cm
€6900

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