“I create order in my chaos”, says Niccolò Uggioli, the Italian multidisciplinary artist behind LINES, a deeply personal solo exhibition running from April 17–24, 2025. Known for merging fashion, performance, and raw emotion, Uggioli doesn’t just create art—he channels it from somewhere visceral, using fabric and movement as his native language.
“I began giving voice to my anxiety, my pain, and my most hidden emotions through fabric and clothing. That dialogue immediately had a strong impact on people, and I realized that my voice was louder when written on cloth than when spoken out loud”.
With LINES, Uggioli turns the human body into a canvas, clothing into communication, and emotion into experience. This is textile art as autobiography, each piece a confession, each thread a sentence in a language built from pain, instinct, and love.
Art Between Heart and Mind
Niccolò Uggioli’s artistic process doesn’t begin with sketches or concepts. It begins with tension—emotional digestion, as he calls it.
“There are violent storms in my stomach. That restlessness is the engine of my visceral instinct”.
His gestures are not designed, but felt. Guided by an invisible thread between heart and brain, his art is lived before it’s made. It’s why LINES feels more like a ritual than a showcase—each piece pulses with presence.
Despite never attending art school, Uggioli has found his own visual language through trial, failure, and raw expression. He doesn’t illustrate emotions. He embodies them.
Essentialism in the Everyday
At the center of LINES is a work titled ESSENZIALE, featuring a fork, a knife, and a spoon—three ordinary household objects. But for Uggioli, these are not props. They’re emotional anchors.
“Together, they make me feel safe… they remind me of the essence of home”.
Raised in a household that gave him what was necessary, but never excessive, Uggioli’s minimalist vision is a reflection of how he lives. In his words, “I can strip away everything superfluous and still feel full”. In a world overflowing with noise, his essentialism feels radical—a quiet rebellion against overstimulation.
Performance as Ritual
For Uggioli, the art experience must be multisensory and unexplainable.
“A ritual begins when a performance evokes all five senses, and even goes beyond them… when you can’t explain what you like or what disturbs you, but you FEEL — you are ALIVE in that moment”.
In LINES, fashion becomes ceremony, performance becomes exorcism. The line between discomfort and beauty blurs, and the viewer is asked not just to watch—but to feel.
Visibility and Disappearance
Niccolò Uggioli’s artistic persona exists on a tightrope between visibility and invisibility.
“The person behind the performance longs for invisibility… while the artist who performs, who exposes and tells his story, needs to be seen”.
This tension plays out in every thread he weaves. He’s fragile yet brave, quiet yet expressive—an artist seeking connection while wrestling with the weight of being perceived. In a culture obsessed with constant exposure, Uggioli reclaims intimacy.
From Barista to Steve Aoki: The Art of Letting Go
Before becoming an artist, Niccolò Uggioli worked as a barista in Milan for six years. He was close to becoming a partner at the café when an unexpected injury changed the course of his life.
“I broke my wrist playing soccer. I spent three months at home—alone. That’s when I started making clothes, and people began buying them without knowing anything about me. That lit a fuse inside me”.
From that fracture came freedom. And eventually, the opportunity to collaborate with global DJ and artist Steve Aoki, who saw in Uggioli’s work something uniquely raw and real.
“With him, I realized that dedication and consistency will always beat raw talent”.
Their collaboration fused fashion, music, and performance—affirming Uggioli’s belief in pushing creative boundaries and trusting the unknown.
A Call for More Love
In a world where emotion is often commodified and aestheticized, Uggioli’s art feels like a plea for something purer.
“Love is the most overused form of art in the world”, he says.
“But I follow whatever gives me life—even if it’s pain that creates it”.
At its core, LINES is not about fashion or performance or even healing—it’s about human connection. The kind that moves quietly. The kind that lingers. The kind that demands nothing but your presence.
“I need more love”, he says.
And when Niccolò Uggioli says it—you believe him.
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Andrea Darren
Born in Manchester, from a young age, she was passionate about art and design. She studied at the University of the Arts in London, where she developed her skills in these fields. Today, Andrea works as an editor for a renowned publishing house, combining her love for art and design with her editorial expertise.