“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

Studio:
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

UPCOMING 2025
Solo Show
Stiftung für konkrete Kunst, Freiburg
Lines Fiction
Kunsthaus Erfurt | group show
…and going on
DRJ Art Projects, Berlin | group show
Das Rauschen der Farbe
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group show

2024
24! Fragen an die konkrete Gegenwart
Museum für konkrete Kunst Ingolstadt | group show
Lines Fiction
Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin | group show
Herbstsalon
Tapetenwerk Leipzig / Fravil | group show

2023
IN SHAPE
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | solo show
Berlin Calling Vol.III
Häselburg Gera / Semjon Contemporary, Gera | group show
ABSTRACT
Semjon Contemporary, Berlin | group 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 – 10 JAHRE SEMJON CONTEMPORARY
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
FERNWIRKUNG
Galerie 21.06., Ravensburg | solo show
L‘AVENIR
Mirus Gallery | Denver, USA | group show
WINTERSALON
Galerie Kristine Hamann, Wismar | 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)

IN SHAPE
Publisher: Dave Grossmann (2022)

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

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

SELECTED PRESS

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)

ARTIST TALKS

Artist Talk, Museum für konkrete Kunst (2024)
Artist Talk, Semjon Contemporary (2021)
KWER MAGAZINE X Editorial conference QVED (2017)