About Otto Baum

Otto Baum (b. 1979, East Berlin) studied textile and floor design on the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, and now lives and works in Berlin.

He’s presently creating beautiful movies of himself making murals, normally giant format, geometric and monochromatic whereas testing his newest OttoTools. OttoTools are his investigation of making an attempt out numerous on a regular basis instruments for large-format painting mediums. He normally makes use of wood slats, a number of brushes, and screws and combines them into a brand new portray device.

Hand lettering and summary portray

Otto holds a number of accounts for his artwork apply, starting from prints to things to murals and letterforms. He calls a mission of a lot of his hand lettering work “Wallphabets,” a hybrid of alphabets written instantly onto partitions. For him, it’s in regards to the craft itself, the form of the letters, and transferring them analogously to the wall, so he practices his expertise with the comb to attract these lovely writings by hand.

Baum is fascinated by easy varieties, the texture, and the construction of supplies akin to wooden and paper. He’s excited by how unpredictable analog printing strategies akin to linocuts or monotypes could be.

KLUB7 Collective

Otto Baum has been a part of the KLUB7 since 2004, an artwork collective of visible artists primarily based in Berlin and Halle, Germany. Their focus is on producing large-format murals and site-specific performances in public areas. As KLUB7, they’ve all gained wonderful visibility and expertise from completely different backgrounds within the arts through the years.

KLUB7 makes use of graphic, pictorial, summary, and figurative works between advantageous and utilized artwork. They’ve proven their work at worldwide exhibitions and are concerned in interdisciplinary tasks. By way of synthesizing their types, they’ve developed a gaggle type that’s each playful and handcrafted. Go right here to find extra. https://klub7.de/

Previous Yellow Inventive Studio

Outlined as his ‘principal job’ in his hyperlink bio on the Instagram profile, Otto is proudly a part of a Berlin-based artistic studio based in 2014. Previous Yellow works on the intersection between artwork and design for shoppers, businesses, architects, and inside designers to create inspirational objects or areas. Previous Yellow ranges from artwork consulting or small designs to intensive ideas comprising every kind of inventive media. 

Go right here to study extra. https://oldyellow.de/

Otto Baum NFTs on OpenSea

Uncover Otto Baums’ latest NFT assortment on OpenSea.

He says on his OpenSea profile web page: 

My focus is on the analog course of. This means producing particular sequences with a inflexible drawing device to create large-scale shapes and patterns that I can then adorn ornamentally. 

Go right here to find extra. https://opensea.io/collection/ottobaum-collection

LINKS:

https://www.instagram.com/ottobaumart/

https://oldyellow.de/ – https://www.instagram.com/oldyellowberlin/

https://www.instagram.com/otto_baum/

https://www.instagram.com/ottobaumshop/

https://klub7.de/

https://artists.klub7.de/ottobaum/