Christian Awe
WORKS // INFO // BIOGRAPHY // EXHIBITIONS
WORKS
Christian Awe | cool water ll | 2017 | Acryl auf Leinwand | 210 x 260 cm
Christian Awe | inspire II | 2024 | Acryl auf Leinwand | 210 cm ø
Christian Awe | spring | 2025 | Acryl auf Leiwand | 85 x 180 cm
Christian Awe | balance II | 2024 | Acryl auf Leinwand | 130 x 300 cm
Christian Awe | wave | 2025 | Acryl auf Leinwand | 90 x 130 cm
ARTIST Info
Christian Awe
Color, light, energy, rhythm and dynamics are essential elements in the work of artist Christian Awe. Whether in exhibitions or as oversized murals covering more than 500 m² in places such as Tokyo, Miami, Berlin, Frankfurt or Palma de Mallorca – his works fascinate with their radiance and vibrancy.
With an emotionally charged use of color, Awe creates a synesthetic atmosphere in his paintings in which any sensory experience is possible and creates a moment of freedom and joie de vivre for the viewer.
Awe’s art is inspired by music, dance, urban influences and elements of nature. In doing so, he constantly explores the boundaries of painting anew. In his works, Awe blurs the boundaries between imagination and reality in a play of light and shadow. The three-dimensional color landscapes of his “water paintings” appear photorealistic, almost as if they were printed. They captivate with their artistic ingenuity, as every drop of water is painted.
Energetic streams of color and powerful splashes lend the works an incomparably passionate intensity. Paired with airy, floating gestures, they combine to create an exciting dialog of spontaneity, experimentation and artistic calculation.
Different levels appeal to the senses at first glance. On closer inspection, however, they allow us to see and feel much more and always something new, sweeping us away into a cosmos of colors and emotions.
Christian Awe lives and works in Berlin and Palma de Mallorca. He is involved in a variety of social and cultural projects with a focus on education, health and integration. Among other things, he realized the construction of a school and a hospital in Burkina Faso (West Africa).
BIOGRAPHY
1978
born in Berlin-Lichtenberg
2005
Art studies at the University of the Arts, Berlin
Class of Georg Baselitz
2006
Master student with Daniel Richter
2011
Artist in Residence, Princeton University
Exhibitions in Japan, Dubai, USA, Russia, Sweden and Germany, among others
Works on canvas, paper as well as installations and large-scale outdoor murals
Christian Awe lives and works in Berlin and Palma de Mallorca.
EXHIBITIONS
SOLOSHOWS Selection
2020s
2023
Perspektiven, Galerie der Volksbank Kurpfalz
alloíōsis, Galerie Ostendorff, Münster
love language, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
tRaNsMuTeD, Kunstverein Rasselmania, Hildesheim
2022
WasserFarbe, Kunsthalle Kühlungsborn
IKIGAI, Bachmair Weissach, Tegernsee
Malerei, ARTES Berlin
2021
color and vibes, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld
I, sea, Kunstverein Coburg
2020
HeartBeat, Kunsthalle Rostock
O’ de vie, Kunstverein Hockenheim
2000s
2019
chūshō, Anteroom, Kyoto, Japan
Christian Awe – neue Arbeiten, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
Wortgefecht, e.artis contemporary, Chemnitz
Linie, Licht und Schatten, art gluchowe, Kunstverein Glauchau / Schloss Forderglauchau
2018
Perceptions, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart
transcend, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
2017
UNIKAT XII, Spiegelberger Stiftung, Hamburg
INFLUX, Galerie Ostendorff, Münster
Jeux d’eau, Galerie Supper, Baden-Baden
2016
Beyond the Palettes, Sezon Art Gallery, Tokio, Japan
liqa’, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
EN VIE, art@sanofi, Berlin
WAZZER, Galerie der Volksbank Weinheim
fluid, Kunstverein Duisburg
2015
OffYourColorChart, Deutsche Bank, Nextower, Frankfurt am Main
Siedepunkt, Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin
delizia, Galerie Tristan Lorenz, Frankfurt am Main
vitamin sea, Kunstverein Bad Dürkheim
2014
amour fou, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
embody, Falckenberg Unique Art Concepts, Hamburg
2013
urbanity, Kunstverein Östliches Sauerland / Museum Haus Hövener, Brilon
Malerei, Kunstverein Lippe, Schloss Detmold
mind spray, Kunstverein Heppenheim
GROUPSHOWS Selection
2024
Kulturnacht Kopenhagen, Dänemark
Beyond Symbols, ARTES Berlin
I can buy myself flowers, ARTES Berlin
VII International Mini Print Cantabria, Santander, Spanien
2023
SMAC – PopUp mit Michael Stich, Hamburg
45 Jahre ARTES – Jubiläumsausstellung, ARTES Berlin
Neuerwerbungen Frühjahr 2023, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
Alexander Melamid meets Christian Awe, Gallery Weekend Berlin
2022
Departure (Räume III), Flughafen Berlin-Tegel
Bang! – Die Rückkehr der Malerei, Galerie Noah, Augsburg
2021
ARTES Kunst Weekend, Künstlerhaus Hannover
IV International Mini Print Cantabria, The Sea and the Lighthouses, Santander, Spanien
Art Karlsruhe Selection, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart
2020
MADE IN BERLIN, Galerie Ostendorff, Münster
III International Mini Print Cantabria, The Sea and the Lighthouses, Santander, Spanien
GARTENDERGEGENWART, Hamburg
2019
II International Mini Print Cantabria, Faro Cabo Mayor Art Center, Santander, Spanien
Capture the Street, Oberhessisches Museum, Gießen
2018
Layers of nature – Beyond the line, Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Karuizawa, Japan
26 Contemporary Artists, Enter Art Foundation, Stockholm, Schweden
black │ sea, 68projects, Berlin
BLACK & WHITE, e.artis contemporary, Chemnitz
2017
Away From Home, Künstlerforum Bonn
49 Contemporary Artists, Enter Art Foundation, Berlin
Best of Bild+Bildnis, Kunstverein Duisburg
2016
DEEP WATER, Galerie Wetterling, Stockholm
35 Jahre Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin
2015
GERMAN COOL, Salsali Private Museum, Dubai, V.A.E.
B[e] 52!, 52 Masterworks, Kunsthaus Maximilian, München
Open Water, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
Formen der Abstraktion, Galerie Ludorff, Düsseldorf
2014
Urban Heroes, Kooperative K, Hagen
From Europe with Love, OazArts / Wall Street Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Checkpoint Ilgen # 10, Sammlung Ilgen, Berlin
2013
Wir überschreiten den Rubikon, Ostrale, Dresden
2012
Escape the Golden Cage 2012, Wien, Österreich
Figuring Abstraction, Galerie Favardin & de Verneuil, Paris, Frankreich
2011
Neue Abstraktion, Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin
An exchange with Sol Lewitt, Cabinet, New York / MASS MoCA – Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, USA
INSTALLATIONS | WALL PICTURES | PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM | COOPERATIONS Selection
2023
innovation, Innovationsbogen Augsburg / Walter Projekt GmbH
2022
lift | fil rouge, Hafven Hannover
life is colorful | inspire, DSTRCT.Berlin / HB Reavis
2021
express yourself, Kulturhaus Karlshorst / Land Berlin
Overcoming borders, Wolga Festival Samara, Russland
2020
HORIZONTE, Mergenthalerallee 55 neben der Deutschen Börse Frankfurt / ImmoMa
Farbe bekennen – Dialog leben, Stadt Gevelsberg
2019
Energie, Porsche Zentrum Hamburg
2018
SEAZON, SEZON Museum of Modern Art, Karuizawa, Japan
2016
Begegnung, Vertretung des Landes Niedersachsen beim Bund, Berlin & WestLotto, Münster
art@sanofi, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
2015
Adanzé, Hauptstraße 117, Berlin-Schöneberg / COPRO Gruppe
2013
Kulturwelten, Kulturhaus Karlshorst / Land Berlin
2012
Glückspilz, Münster / WestLotto
Lichtenberg, Frankfurter Allee 192, Berlin / HOWOGE
Inspire, Pädagogische Universität Perm, Russland / Kulturministerium
2010
Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, Miami, USA / Goldman Properties