The timed auction ends Thursday September 17th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Jan-Eloff Von Ziegler
Where The Storm Learns My Name, 2026
oil on canvass
Height 60 cm x Width 60 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $450
There are storms that pass through us.
And then there are storms that try to live inside us.
This piece was born from the nights when silence was loud, when the mind became an ocean without shore, and when survival felt less like courage and more like endurance. The turbulent blues crash and collide like restless water layered, urgent, alive. Black splatters fall like intrusive thoughts, unpredictable and heavy. Gold drips descend through the chaos but not as decoration, but as evidence. Evidence that even in the wreckage, something sacred remained.
The central figure stands distorted yet upright and fragmented, looping, tangled and yet unbroken. The lines do not collapse. They endure. They twist, but they hold.
This painting is not about the storm destroying the man.
It is about the moment the storm realises the man will not drown.
Where The Storm Learns My Name speaks to addiction, depression, Anxiety and all the quiet wars fought behind closed doors. It is about reclaiming authorship over your own narrative. It is about standing in the rain long enough that it no longer feels like punishment only weather.
This is not a piece about defeat.
It is a declaration of survival.
Where The Storm Learns My Name.
Artist Bio: Jan-Eloff von Ziegler is a Brisbane-based contemporary artist whose practice centres on abstract expressionism and minimalist figurative line work. His work explores emotional tension, inner landscapes, and the quiet psychological states that exist beneath outward composure.
Through layered gesture, restrained mark-making, and deliberate use of colour and negative space, von Ziegler creates works that prioritise atmosphere over narrative. His paintings often occupy a space between abstraction and figuration, allowing forms to emerge subtly rather than assert themselves, inviting prolonged viewing and emotional reflection.
A distinctive aspect of his practice is the integration of original poetry alongside each completed artwork. Every painting is accompanied by a poem written in direct response to the finished piece, extending the emotional language of the work beyond the visual. These poems do not function as explanations, but as parallel expressions — offering an additional, intimate entry point into the psychological terrain of the painting.
Von Ziegler’s work is deeply informed by themes of longing, grief, desire, recovery, and personal transformation. Rather than depicting literal scenes or stories, his paintings act as emotional vessels, reflecting states of unrest, stillness before change, and moments of internal pressure and release. His practice is grounded in authenticity and vulnerability, with a focus on creating work that resonates quietly but persistently.
Working primarily in oil and mixed media on canvas, von Ziegler continues to develop a cohesive body of work that balances intensity with restraint. His paintings appeal to collectors and viewers drawn to emotionally charged, contemporary works that reward contemplation and connection.
He lives and works in Brisbane, Australia.
Dimensions:
60 cm x 60 cm