Background
Mieg was born in Lenzburg where he spent almost all his life.
Mieg was born in Lenzburg where he spent almost all his life.
He studied art history, archaeology, music history as well as French and German Literature in Zurich, Basel and Paris from 1927 to 1933. In the 1940s Mieg completed his musical formation with Frank Martin.
In the early 1930s Mieg became a journalist writing articles about art, music and literature for newspapers such as the Basler Nachrichten, the Weltwoche and the Badener Tagblatt. In 1961 Mieg exhibited his gouaches for the first time. They mostly represent still life and landscapes.
He had been painting since his childhood.