SEVEN NOEM

FORGET THE GENTLE GLIDE OF A BRUSH
FOR SEVEN NOEM, ART IS A RUTHLESS, MECHANICAL ACT. WHILE THE MOOG SYNTHESIZER SLICES THROUGH THE AIR WITH DEEP, ANALOG FREQUENCIES IN THE BACKGROUND, HER PEN BITES INTO THE CANVAS WITH AN ALMOST OBSESSIVE BRUTALITY, TEARING OPEN THE SURFACE AND IMPOSING A RHYTHM ON THE VOID THAT SEEMS TO EMANATE DIRECTLY FROM HER GUTS. NOEM IS AN ARTIST WHO UNSETTLES THE SYSTEM BECAUSE SHE REFUSES TO EXIST IN A SINGLE DIMENSION. HER WORLD IS NOT A GALLERY, BUT AN INTERFACE: WHERE IMAGE COLLIDES WITH SOUND AND IDENTITY DISINTEGRATES INTO LAYERS OF BLACK INK AND 24K GOLD. BY DAY, THEY STAND LIKE MONOCHROME MONOLITHS—HARD, UNYIELDING, ALMOST FORBIDDING. BUT UNDER UV LIGHT, A SECOND, ALMOST HALLUCINOGENIC LAYER IS REVEALED. IT'S ART THAT POSSESSES A DUAL IDENTITY. FOR COLLECTORS, IT'S NOT MERELY AN OBJECT; IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN A PERFORMATIVE ENTITY THAT SHEDS ITS SKIN AT NIGHT.

BEYOND WHITE GLOVES: STREET CRED & HIP-HOP DYNAMICS
FORGET THE CLINICAL SILENCE OF ART FAIRS. SEVEN NOEM DOESN'T NEED PERMISSION FROM MEN IN GRAY SUITS. SHE'S A MUSICIAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO COMMAND A CROWD—WHETHER ON THE STAGE OF VIENNA'S DANUBE ISLAND FESTIVAL OR IN FRONT OF THE RAW, UNFORGIVING CONCRETE WALLS OF MAJOR CITIES. THIS IS A WAY OF LIFE. NOEM BREATHES THE RHYTHM OF HIP-HOP AND JAZZ, THINKS IN THE HARD BEATS OF THE STREET, AND DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE PAINTBRUSH.
SHE USES THE WEAPONS OF THE GRAFFITI WORLD—MARKERS, SCRAPERS, INK—TO CHISEL HER VISIONS DIRECTLY INTO THE URBAN ASPHALT. TO SEE NOEM IS TO FEEL THE VIBRATION OF A MOOG SYNTHESIZER AND THE SWEAT OF A NIGHT SPENT PARTYING. THIS IS ART THAT DOESN'T BEG FOR ATTENTION—IT SIMPLY TAKES IT, FAR REMOVED FROM THE STERILE, DECEITFUL WALLS OF GLOSSY GALLERIES.

BIOGRAPHY & ROOTS
NOEM'S ROOTS DON'T LIE IN THE STERILE CORRIDORS OF ART ACADEMIES. HER LANGUAGE WAS FORGED IN THE SHADE OF A CROATIAN GARDEN TREE, BESIDE HER GRANDFATHER VLADIMIR, A JAZZ DRUMMER WHO WHIPPED THE RHYTHM AGAINST CONVENTION. ARMED WITH NOTHING BUT A BALLPOINT PEN AND GRAPH PAPER, SHE DEVELOPED THIS RIGOROUS INSTINCT FOR PROPORTION AND RADICAL REDUCTION. SHE DOESN'T PAINT LIKE AN ARTIST; SHE PAINTS LIKE A COMPOSER, TRANSLATING SILENCE INTO VISUAL VIOLENCE.

ARTISTIC PHILOSOPHY & MATTER
FORGET BLACK AND WHITE AS A LIMITATION. FOR NOEM, IT'S A METAPHYSICAL SCALPEL. REDUCTION HERE IS COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION IS INTENSITY. EACH WORK IS A PHYSICAL STRUGGLE ON HEAVY ARCHIVAL PAPER OR PREPARED CANVAS. THE INTEGRATION OF 24K GOLD LEAF IS NOT A DECORATIVE ACT, BUT AN ALCHEMICAL NECESSITY TO CAPTURE LIGHT IN DARKNESS. IN COMBINATION WITH UV LACQUERS, A SECOND PICTORIAL SPACE OPENS UP, ACTIVATED ONLY BY BLACK LIGHT. STANDING BEFORE A NOEM WORK, ONE DOESN'T GAZE AT A PIECE OF ART—ONE GAZES INTO AN ABYSS THAT STARES BACK.

EXHIBITIONS & INTERNATIONAL IMPACT
HER PRESENCE RANGES FROM HIGH-END FAIRS LIKE THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR (2026) TO RADICAL SOLO EXHIBITIONS LIKE THE HARDY* SHOW AT THE DOSERA GALLERY. WITH PROJECTS SUCH AS THE FINEWINE EXHIBITION AND COLLABORATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL COUTURE HOUSES, NOEM DEMONSTRATES THAT HER STYLE KNOWS NO BOUNDS. HER WORKS ARE NOW FOUND IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN EUROPE, THE USA, AND ASIA—A TESTAMENT TO THE GLOBAL RELEVANCE OF AN ARTIST WHO SETS HER OWN PACE.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 – THE TOTAL FUCK UP – ART DOSERA GALERIE – BALGACH / ST. GALLEN METROPOLITAN AREA, CH
2026 – THE TOTAL FUCK UP – SYLVIA JANSCHECK ART GALERIE – BREGENZ / LAKE CONSTANCE DISTRICT, CH/AT/DE
2025 – THE VISIONARY WITH THE BALLPOINT PEN – SOLO SHOW – ZÜRICH, CH
2022 – FINEWINE EXHIBITION – INTERDISCIPLINARY ART & WINE CONCEPT – DORNBIRN | LAKE CONSTANCE REGION, TRI-BORDER AREA, AT/CH/DE
2021 – WEINSTEIN EXHIBITION – INTERDISCIPLINARY ART & WINE – DORNBIRN | LAKE CONSTANCE REGION, TRI-BORDER AREA, AT/CH/DE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2026 – AFFORDABLE ART FAIR (AAF) – MARX HALLE – VIENNA, AT
2026 – THE TOTAL FUCK UP – SYLVIA JANSCHECK ART GALERIE – LAKE CONSTANCE DISTRICT, CH/AT/DE
2025 – CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS – THEME EXHIBITION – MILAN, IT
2025 – NOIR AESTHETICS – GROUP SHOW: BERLIN | AMSTERDAM | MILAN (EU TOUR)
2025 – BALKAN CONTOURS – TRAVELING EXHIBITION: ZAGREB HR | SARAJEVO BIH | CENTRAL EUROPE
2025 – HARDY* – ART DOSERA GALERIE – BALGACH / ST. GALLEN METROPOLITAN AREA, CH
2025 – 8 BILLION WORLDS IN ONE – SYLVIA JANSCHECK ART GALERIE – LAKE CONSTANCE DISTRICT, CH/AT/DE

SPECIAL PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS
2025 – COUTURE & INK – INTERNATIONAL FASHION HOUSES & DESIGN STUDIOS
2023 – ECHOES OF THE BALLPOINT – INTERDISCIPLINARY SOUND INSTALLATION – INT. FESTIVAL
2022 – SOUND SYNERGY – AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCE & ARTIST COMMISSIONS
2021 – FINEWINE EXHIBITION – INTERDISCIPLINARY ART & WINE CONCEPT – DORNBIRN | LAKE CONSTANCE REGION, TRI-BORDER AREA, AT/CH/DE