TIKA
is Antibiotika, Atlantika, Plastika, Kritika, Cosmopolitika, Riotika, Helvetika, Eklektika, Boombasstika, Elastika, Sympatika, Neurotika, Optika, Anarchistika, Erotika, Praktika, Energetika, Frutika, Batika, Animalistika, Exotika, Tikathek...
TIKA is a visual world of reduced grafic shapes filled with textures and patterns. Telling about local, nearly forgotten history and current incidents in global day-to-day life.
TIKATHEK.COM is the constantly expanding archive of TIKA's work.
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NOW / UPCOMING
16/05 — 19/05 Stägehuus groupshow, Zürich, Switzerland
02/09 — 22/09 Cityleaks mural festival, Cologne, Germany
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SELECTED EXPOSITIONS / PROJECTS
2013
03 BUKRUK, groupshow, Art & Culture Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2012
12 Rede Nami, groupshow, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
12 «816 215» EP1 release, BIG ZIS concert, TIKA expo, etc. Binz, Zürich
11 Art To Go, Groupshow, Le Magaz-1, Basel, Switzerland
11 MORTALISTIKA, White Squat, Zürich, Switzerland
10 ANIMALISTIKA, lift-painting, Museumsquartier Vienna, Austria
10 ARGOSLEO, Skulpturenpark, Fällanden, Switzerland
09 Museumsnacht, livepainting, Morant, St. Gallen, Switzerland
08 ILOVIT, Copenhagen Art Festival, Denmark
08 Living Walls Conference, Atlanta G.A., Usa
07 Get Freaky Groupshow, Above Second Gallery, Hong Kong, China
07 ANIMALISTIKA, performance, Museumsquartier Vienna, Austria
06 Street Print, Galerie Modul, Kunsthalle Dresden
06 Gruppenausstellung, Waschküche, Bern, Switzerland
06 Groupshow, Zwicky, Fällanden, Switzerland
05 Wallpainting Exchange, Goethe Institut, Sofia, Bulgaria
04 TNT - an everyday changing expo,We Make It, Zürich, Switzerland
03 Knock On Wood, Schau Fenster, Berlin, Germany
02 Get Freaky Tour, Le Micro Marché, Bruxelles, Belgium
01 Get Freaky Tour, Le Monde Moderne, Lille, France
2011
12 Dia dos Muertos, Homegrown, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
12 Lessing groupshow, Zürich, Switzerland
12 Zürich–West Fest, Tiefbauamt Stadt Zürich, Switzerland
12 Get Freaky Tour, L'Hotel de Guines, Arass, France
11 Wash Project, Hamburg, Germany
10 Reclaim your City, U-bhf Mehringdamm, Berlin, Germany
10 Tintenkiller, Parzelle 403, Basel, Switzerland
09 Art Cycle 5, Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, Austria
08 Rabiestika, solo, Neonchocolate, Berlin, Germany
06 Wide Open Walls, Makasutu, The Gambia
05 Papergirl, Milk Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
05 Graffiti in between, Goethe Institut, Alexandria, Egypt
04 Swiss Caracter Design, Büro Discount, Zürich, Switzerland
04 Very Contemporary, Proger Bern, Switzerland
04 Tikathek, solo, Skalizers, Berlin, Germany
03 Museumsnacht, livepainting, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
02 Kaptika, solo, /A Word Of Art Space, Cape Town, South Africa
01 Guten Tag, /A Word Of Art space, Cape Town, South Africa
2010
12 Le Grande Finale, ATM Gallery, Berlin, Germany
11 Optativo, West Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
10 Stroke 0.3, Soon Art Gallery Bern, Berlin, Germany
09 Art Cycle 4, Inoperable Gallerty, Vienna, Austria
09 Reclaim Your City, Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin, Germany
06 Papergirl, Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin, Germany
06 Scope, livepainting, Art Basel, Switzerland
05 Riotika II, solo, La Cucaracha, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2009
12 Salon Schwarzenberg, Neurotitan Galerie, Berlin, Germany
11 Go get your shinebox, Brooklynite Gallery, New York, Usa
11 Gentrification, Visarte Kunstetage, Zürich, Switzerland
10 Jungkunst, Winterthur, Switzerland
09 Art Cycle 3, Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, Austria
09 Old Skoolin' for the Children Art Whino, Washington DC, USA
07 Freak Revolt, WIR Gallery, Berlin, Germany
07 Papergirl, Alte Post Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
06 KKL Blueballs Festival, livepainting, Luzern, Switzerland
06 Urban Affairs, Stadtbad Wedding, Berlin, Germany
05 Inoperable at Le Meridien, livepinting, Vienna, Austria
01 Social Responsability Department, Schmuck Inc., Zürich, Switzerland
2008
10 Riotika, solo, Supalife Kiosk, Berlin, Germany
09 Gruppenausstellung, Binz, Zürich, Switzerland
09 Very Contemporary, Stadtgalerie, Proger, Bern, Switzerland
06 Animalsistika, solo, Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, Austria
03 Helvetika, solo, Hana Zuki, Amsterdam, Netherlands
03 2 years inoperable, Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, Austria
01 Permanent Gallery, Art Whino, Washington, Usa
2007
12 From... To…, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, Usa
07 Cocido Madrileño, Rojo Máquina Gallery, Madrid, Spain
02 Auswärts Zuhause, Jeunesse 6, Montpellier, France
2006
12 Woostercollective, 11 Spring Street, New York, Usa
11 Dia de los Muertos, Miss Hecker, Berlin, Germany
09 Brandwagen, Wiener Arsenal, Wien, Austria
05 (ob)session, Gravis, Sofia, Bulgaria
04 TGS worldwide, First Ladies, Zürich, Switzerland
02 Strange Creatures, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005
08 Shantytown, Zürich Switzerland
04 Handmade, ZHdK Plakatsammlung, Zürich, Switzerland
2004
06 VK Diplomausstellung ZHdK, Zürich, Switzerland
2003
09 Collectiva, Centro Cultural, Mexico D.F., Mexico
05 drawing of first TIKA character, Mexico D.F., Mexico
03 Sihlpapier, Zürich, Switzerland
2002
03 Wiesenzimmer, DUDA-Haus, Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, Switzerland
02 Jeder kann Malen, Galerie Limmatstrasse, Zürich, Switzerland
2001
12 Velcrofoto, Walthi, Zürich, Switzerland
1998
09 first graffiti, Zürich, Switzerland
1988
08 first selfdrawn circusposters glued in my village, Cologne, Germany
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RESIDENCIES / AWARDS / COLLECTIONS
2012
07 Residency, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria
06 VELOVE edition, Kunstsammlung Kanton Zürich
2011
03 A Word Of Art through Pro Helvetia, Cape Town, South Africa
2009
11 Kunstetage through Visarte, Zürich, Switzerland
2008
06 Streetart-Wettbewerb, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland
2005
04 Handmade Plakatsammlung, ZHdK Zürich, Switzerland
2004
06 Nominierung Förderpreis, ZHdK Zürich, Switzerland
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MURALS
2013
02 Four Lotustrees, BACC, Bangkok, Thailand
2012
10 Der Sommer stirbt jedes Jahr für den Winter, Zürich, Switzerland
09 Staibock & Hirtin, 7x2m, Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland
09 Binz bliibt Binz, Zürich, Switzerland
09 Egghead, with Rimon Guimarães, Zürich Switzerland
09 Kunstbaustelle Morant, 25x6m, Museumsnacht, St. Gallen, Switzerland
08 Mrs. Wendal, 100x20m, Center Stage, Atlanta, Usa
07 creation, amateur minivan, Vienna, Austria
06 Birebaum, 7x25m ceilling, Restaurant Feldberg, Basel, Switzerland
02 Deu Zebra, 7x5m, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
02 Guerreiras soltando os Bixos, 8x8m, Cedim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011
09 Ridin' the animal within you, 18x3m, Bicycle Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
09 Steffi (&) the Swan, 2x9m, Naschmarkt, Vienna, Austria
08 Aeterna Vanitas, 20x7m, Grabowsee, Berlin, Germany
07 Ikarus sister, 20x12m, Parque del Sol, St. Pölten, Austria
06 Manegg, floor & wall, 10x10x10m, Zürich, Switzerland
06 Wide Open Walls, various murals, Gambia
05 Stadtmusikanten, with Kowalski, 2x5m, Istanbul Turkey
05 Isis, crocodile & papyrusboat, 15x6m, Alexandria, Egypt
03 Woodstock Peacock, 5x5m, Cape Town, South Africa
02 Lion & Peacock, 5x25m, Cape Town, South Africa
2010
10 Partyanimals, 20x7m, Club Maria am Ostbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
06 Papergirl, 9x9m Neurotitan, Berlin, Germany
04 arvol da morte, privat residencie, Buenos Aires, Argentina
03 guerreiras soltando os bixos, 40x4m Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
01 Waldmannli, 6x2m, privat residenie, Sedrun, Switzerland
2009
12 Wolpertika, Gängeviertel, Hamburg, Germany
10 Uhu & Kerbel, 20x6m, privat residencie, Netstal, Switzerland
09 We love Velove, with Lelo, 10x3m, Bicycle Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
08 Garden Secret, 1.5x3m, privat residencie, Wallisellen, Switzerland
06 Goatflu, 5x3m goat, farm, Berner Oberland, Switzerland, with Lelo
06 Velove, with Bera White, Creaturefest, Belgiardino, Lodi, Milano, Italy
05 Henrici Cafe, Zürich, Switzerland
2008
08 I Luv Langstrass, Installation, Message Salon, Zürich, Switzerland
08 Creature Festival, Belgardino, Lodi, Italy
2007
02 Officewall, with M8, Munich, Germany
2006
08 Grünipiraten, privat residencie, with M8, Berlin, Germany
01 Overspray office, with Elak & Enta, New York, Usa
2005
09 Umkleidekabine Jamarico, with Enta, Winterthur, Switzerland
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PUBLICATIONS / PRESS
2013
02 Wall Street Journal, Bangkok, Thailand
02 Asean Tripper Magazine, Bangkok, Thailand
02 City Magazine, Bangkok, Thailand
01 Bangkok Magazine, Bangkok, Thailand
2012
10 This is Atlanta, PBA 30, Atlanta, Usa
08 Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Usa
07 Museums Quartier Blog, Vienna, Austria
05 Revista TPM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
05 Kinki Magazine, Zürich, Switzerland
2011
12 20 Minuten, Zürich, Schweiz
11 Bike Art book, Publikat, Germany
09 Tintenkiller Magazin, Basel, Switzerland
08 GRR47 Iskandriyah Skan, Nieves, Zürich Switzerland
04 Deutsche Welle Brasilien
03 Arte Creative, France
02 Cape Times, Cape Town, South Africa
2010
09 Muralismo Morte book, FHTF publishing, Germany
06 Papergirl Publikation, Berlin, Germany
06 Hell Yea Magazine, Melbourne, Australia,
06 Street Art Cookbook, press publishing, Sweden
02 World Radio Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
2009
12 20 Minuten Friday, Switzerland
10 Wash Me book, Switzerland
10 Kinki Magazine, online, Switzerland
06 Amateur Magazine 003, Switzerland,
2007
12 Urban Illustration Berlin, Street Art City Guide
12 Non Stop Culture Magazine 21, Switzerland
2006
07 London Streetart
03 Peel Magazine, Usa
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