Can a cat sculpture explain your anxiety better than your therapist? (It just might-if Sebastian Mittl made it.)

Austrian artist Sebastian Mittl turns ego, anxiety, and inner-child chaos into brilliantly raw art. Recommended by curator Gvantsa Jishkariani, his work blends Pokémon, Catholic aesthetics, and more.

Jun 19, 2025

Sebastian Mittl is an Austrian contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of ego, anxiety, and memory through painting, sculpture, and installation.

Blending pop culture, Catholic iconography, and neurodivergent introspection, his visual language is both playful and psychologically charged.

Recommended by curator and gallery founder Gvantsa Jishkariani, Mittl’s art offers a raw, intelligent take on emotional complexity in the post-digital age.

💡 Why we feature Sebastian Mittl?

Yes - Gvantsa Jishkariani (for those who don’t know: artist, curator, and one of the strongest voices from Tbilisi’s art scene) recommended him.

That alone says a lot.
But what kept us looking was more:

The way Sebastian Mittl paints like your brain feels at 3 AM.
The way his sculptures twitch like trapped thoughts.

austrian artist, spotlight — **Sebastian Mittl:** Be Not Afraid 30x20 cm - oil on linen - Photo: Lukas Hof

**Sebastian Mittl:** Diary - 130x100 cm - oil on linen 📸: Lukas Hof

Sebastian Mittl, artist — **Sebastian Mittl:** Egoloch, University of applied arts , Vienna | Permission and Courtesy of the Artist

The ADHD energy, the Catholic references, the Pokémon grief, the weirdly architectural tenderness - it all clicks.

He doesn’t just build artworks. He builds emotional systems.
And that’s why we’re watching his career closely. You should too.

Follow him now → so one day you can say:
“I was there before the art world caught on.”

👉 Join his Instagram before the algorithm does.
(Your inner child and your anxious cat will thank you.)

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