“Everyone knows the satisfying feeling after tidying up. Clarity on the outside also creates peace on the inside. In my art, I question our understanding of order. As individuals and as a society, we strive for a high degree of order. But the more complex, the more fragile this order — as we painfully discover in times of crisis. It almost seems as if chaos and order are only separated by a very fine line. It is precisely this line that I am interested in — also my work balances on the fine line between the two extremes. I want to show the hidden logic behind things that are anything but logical — and vice versa. Probably we appreciate order more, because it is clearly more exhausting to build something than to destroy it. And yet chaos is unavoidable. In art, I find my own way to give up control in order to playfully regain it. And learn to accept that any state of order is only a temporary phase. ”

CONTACT

dg[at]kwer-magazin.de
Bruno-Bürgel-Weg 69-81
12439 Berlin

ABOUT

Dave Großmann (*1989 in Jena) lives and works in Berlin. The focus of his artistic research is the theme of coincidence & chaos. His graphic works are based on organic structures with a random character, which he processes into balanced yet unpredictable compositions — from classical formats to large-scale murals.

Before devoting himself to the visual arts, he spent the first half of his life active as a dancer in the contemporary urban scene. For five years, he bundled his various experiences and interests as editor of "KWER – the magazine of abstraction." The magazine, which won several international awards, explored the concept of "abstraction" in all fields of art, science and philosophy.

As a freelance editor, he continues to regularly publish articles at the intersection of art, design and architecture.
Dave is not his nickname.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024
»24! Fragen an die konkrete Gegenwart«
Museum für konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt | group show

2023
»Berlin Calling Vol.III«
Häselburg Gera / Semjon Contemporary, Gera | group show
»ABSTRACT«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show
»IN SHAPE«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | solo show

2022
»RESET TO START«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show
»FRAGMENTS AND SPACES«
Egenolff30, Frankfurt a.M. | group show
»COSMIC HEARTBEAT«
Mural | Pop Kudamm, Berlin
»WEIN UND KUNST«
Uhlig Gallery, Leipzig | group show
»SUMMER FRESHNESS«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show

2021
»EGENOLFF 30 X UHLIG GALLERY«
Egenolff 30, Frankfurt a.M. | group show
»NOTHING´S GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD«
gr_und, Berlin | group show
»X x X – X JAHRE SEMJON CONTEMPORAR«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show
»SELECTED POSITIONS«
Positions Art Fair, Berlin | Art fair
»UNTITLED«
Egenolff 30, Frankfurt a.M. | group show

2020
»SEMI COLLAPSE«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | solo show
»SUMMER FRESHNESS«
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show
»COLL AGE«
Semjon Contemporary Berlin| group show

2019
»WINTERSALON«
Galerie Kristine Hamann, Wismar | group show
»FERNWIRKUNG«
Galerie 21.06., Ravensburg | solo show
»L‘AVENIR«
Mirus Gallery | Denver, USA | group show

2018
»SPECTRUM 3«
Galerie Eigenheim Weimar/Berlin | group show

2016
»WHAT THE WEEKEND IS GALLERY«
Urban Spree Galerie, Berlin | group show
»FUCHSBAU FESTIVAL«
Hannover | group show
»THE ARTIST AS CURATOR´S ART VOL. VI«
Schau Fenster Galerie, Berlin | group show
»CENSURA«
Alte Münze, Berlin | group show

PUBLICATIONS

»24! Fragen an die konkrete Gegenwart«
Exhibition catalogue. Publisher: Museum für konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt, Deutscher Kunstverlag (2024)

»X X X – Semjon Contemporary«
Publisher: Semjon H.N. Semjon, DCV Verlag (2023)

»Notes on creation«
Publisher: Oliver Pinchbeck, Declan Mee (2022)

»Nothing’s gonna change my world?«
Publisher: Johannes Mundinger, Daniel Hahn (2021)

Tagesspiegel, Interview (2021)
Zeit Magazin, Newsletter takeover (2021)
Handelsblatt, Feature (2021)
Tagesspiegel, Artist Portrait (2021)

COLLECTION

Sammlung des Museum für konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt

PRICES

Joseph Binder Award Gold (2018)
Type Directors Club New York Award (2018)
Gmund Award 1st place (2017)
Designpreis Brandenburg (2015)