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NIKLAS PUCK

@niklas.puck

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Painted this one at the @dreckiges.dutzend X Osthafenfestival in Frankfurt.

Dream Big.
A boy dreaming of becoming a captain. For now, he only has paper ships. Every big dream starts exactly like that: small, simple and full of imagination.

Big thanks to @dreckiges.dutzend for the great organization and hospitality. And thanks to all the familiar faces and new people I got to meet.

Swipe for the details

#Osthafenfestival #Frankfurt #urbanart #StreetArt #DreckigesDutzend taken in Osthafen Frankfurt am Main by @niklas.puck

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2 months ago

The focus was all about characters.  For the Character Get Together in Cologne, I painted this wall with a realistic portrait as the focus, surrounded by an easel with a graffiti-style smiley on it.  Mostly classic graffiti letters are the main thing on this wall. This time, I wanted to switch things around. Putting the character in the spotlight, while the graffiti became a smaller detail.  Big thanks to #Wegz for organizing the event, and thanks to everyone who came through.

#graffiticharacter #realismpainting #portraitpainting #portraits taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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2 months ago

DaBridgeJam 2026 - Ludwigsfelde with the Boys @ergaunert @niklas.puck @dustinschenk #WEGZ
Such a great Festival with great Artists. Thank you so so much @joes_one and @ptoons for a the great hospitality again. Bog up @montanacans for the great tools.

#gauner #puck #irok #semor by @niklas.puck

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SaRE x PUCK

Super exiting day with @niklas.puck.
What a day 🙌🙌🙌
Even @streetart_schorsch came around.

#graffiti #graffitiwriting #stylewriting #mural #wallart taken in Aachen, Germany by @niklas.puck

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Oil Portrait Study on Canvas
40x40cm • Oil on Canvas • 2026
Swipe for some Details and brushwork.

#contemporaryart #portraitstudy #brushwork #artdetail #oilpainting taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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6 months ago

REUPLOUD: Playing it safe because of the current Music Copyright Wave in Germany.

Between Obligation and Autonomy
Is there even a real distinction between work and life for creatives? My studio is my bedroom, office, and workshop all at once. Everything happens in a single space. It is a self-portrait of my environment and my reality.
There are two sides facing each other in this room and on the canvas

#oilpainting #oilpaintingartist #artist #contemparyart #artoninstagram taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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6 months ago

Oil on canvas, 40 × 40 cm This painting is about a feeling I think most of us know: when thoughts start stacking up and everything in your head feels a bit too loud. On the outside, it’s just a face looking straight ahead. Above it, things start to get messy. That structure represents this mental fog, overthinking, and that sense of being stuck inside your own head for a while.

#contemporarypainting #oilpainting #portraitart #overthinking #artprocess

The Fog A closer look at the “fog” above the head. The moment when thoughts don’t really line up anymore they just overlap and blur into each other.

Forehead / Light Reflection Detail of the forehead. The light hits the oil paint in a way that really brings out the texture. Almost like the surface is holding pressure from within.

Detail: Hair Close-up of the hair. You can really see the brushstrokes here, which add a sense of movement and make the painting feel more alive.

Neck and clothing details

Brushwork in Clothing Close-up of the clothing. The brushstrokes become more visible again here and show the physical process behind the painting. taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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4 months ago

Quick one on a small wall.
With a smaller wall than usual, I was challenged to rethink how a faces fit in the space. I reduced it to an eye and a nose.

Created alongside @ergaunert @milhouse_the_illone

Swipe for the complete wall. taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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4 months ago

Had a lot of fun painting this Classic Portrait with #faith @8fuenf @3amomoe @semorthemadone @tomemade @spk38 & #wegz

#graffiti #portraitpainting #realism taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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5 months ago

The Visible and the Concealed

For this piece, I combined oil paint and oil pastels and for the first time, the combination really felt right.

This painting brings together many of the influences that have shaped my work over the past: graphic design, graffiti, realism, and oil painting.

Like most of my paintings, the final image ended up being very different from what I had imagined at the beginning. It became something that revealed itself through the process.

Oil & oil pastel on canvas • 60×80 cm • 2026

#oilpainting #contemporaryart #figurativeart #oilpastel #paintingprocess by @niklas.puck

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4 months ago

Had a great day with the crew @ergaunert @3amomoe @spk38 @abart_insta @elforsto and @michael_wildherz at an amazing spot with some unique surfaces to paint on. Together with @ergaunert we teamed up on this letter-and-dog combination piece. Swipe for the Full Wall!

Big thanks to @dogsplacekoeln for the nice setting and the Barbecue.

#Graffiti #StreetArt #Dogsplace #Lettering #UrbanArt by @niklas.puck

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4 months ago

The Crash • Oil/Oil Pastel on Canvas • 90x60cm • 2026

Always more, always bigger, always faster. I pushed my insecurities away and ignored the noise, hoping it would just fade out. But eventually, the signal gets too loud to ignore.
This artwork shows the exact breaking point. It captures the friction between maintaining a perfect outward facade and facing the internal unrest.

I’ve released a short documentary about the painting process on my Youtube-Channel.

#contemporaryart #oilpaint #oilpaintingportrait #portraitpaint #artist taken in Cologne, Germany by @niklas.puck

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