DOME

Christian Kraemer 1975

Karlsruhe/Germany

Artist background

1995 Dome discovers spraypaint as medium and uses the walls of “Rheinstrandhalle” in Karlsruhe/Germany for legal practice.

2000 started study communications design at the academy of art in Mainz/Germany. First invitation to Wall-Street-Meeting in Wiesbaden (Germany).

2001 First invitation to Amsterdam (Netherlands) for conjointly designing a wall at Muntplein with various graffiti-artists.

2002 removal from the register of students from the academy of art Mainz. Started up his own business as an artist. Further invitations to Meeting-of-Styles-events in various countries followed.

2004 Designing the booth of the clothing companies ECKO and G-Unit at the BREAD & BUTTER trade fair in Berlin (Germany).

2005 Design of the Meeting-of-Styles-poster. Various business trips to different MoSevents: Antwerpen, Almere, New York,Chicago, San Diego, Mexico City, Wiesbaden, Winterthur.

2006 Free wall design for “Volkswohnung“ at Zaehringerstr. 55 in Karlsruhe/Germany. Organisation of the first Urban Signs Exhibition in Karlsruhe/Germany.

2007 Dome moves into his new studio at Gotec house of culture. Organisation of the third Urban Signs Exhibition in Karlsruhe/Germany.

2008 Organisation of the fourth Urban Signs Exhibition in Karlsruhe/Germany.

2009 Organisation of the fifth Urban Signs Exhibition in Karlsruhe/Germany. Founding the Nuthouse Gallery together with Kelly Amann

2010 Focus on drawing with ink.

2011 Developement of his “limb construction kit“.

Exhibitions

2001 „Ostasinn” – Die Faerberei – Munich/Ger

2002 „X – flammable” – Gotec House of culture – Karlsruhe/Ger

2003 „Ostasinn” – Die Faerberei – Munich/Ger

2004 „Graffiti war Gestern” – Reithalle – Ingolstadt/Ger

2004 „Member exhibition” – Baden Art society – Karlsruhe/Ger

2005 „Member exhibition” – Baden Art society – Karlsruhe/Ger

2006 „Opening ” – Wildwuchs Gallery – Freiburg/Ger

2006 „Kunst Kultur Kongress” – Färberei – Munich/Ger

2006 „Urban Signs” – Gotec House of culture – Karlsruhe/Ger

2007 „Urban Signs 2” – Gotec House of culture – Karlsruhe/Ger

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