Boris Kramer
"I am a sculptor. I heat and hand forge metal until it gives form to expressions of human energy as it engages and relates. When heated, metal is extremely forgiving, that's why I choose it as a medium. Through it, I explore the forces that draw us together and that separate us from ourselves and each other. Having experienced both great tragedy and joy in my own life, I want my art to sustain relevant and meaningful encounters.
Boris Kramer was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1969. Through his father, he learned blacksmithing techniques by osmosis; at home, art and metal were part of daily life. In 1995, when he completed a degree in Fine Arts at McMaster University, he committed his artistic future to metal and joined his father at the forge.
As his influences, he cites movements as diverse as rayism and impressionism and states that, for him the forging process is the seeking of form in a balance that supports its own meaning. Although he shares, with his father, a fascination with human relationships, Boris has clearly developed his own distinct vision and his own unique style.
Boris has shown his
artwork in galleries in Canada and the United States. His sculptures have
a home in numerous corporate and private collections and can be found
in the many galleries around the world that carry Kramer Sculptures.
AWARDS
Purchase Award - Red River Revel Festival, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Excellence of Design Award Nomination, Government of Ontario.
Best Originality in Design - Festival of Friends, Hamilton, Ont.
First - Festival of Arts, Grimsby, Ont.
First - Art Society, Oakville, Ont. Second - Allentown, Buffalo, NY.
Purchase Award - Festival of the Arts, Miami Beach, Florida
First - Downtown Art Festival, Hamilton, Ont.
First - Curbstone Art Festival, Rochester, NY.
Best New Design Award - Montreal Gift Show
FILMS
Educational - "Windows of Their Minds" CHCH TV., Hamilton, Ont.
Documentary - "Live it Up" CTV., Toronto, Ont.
EXHIBITIONS
New York, New York - Lincoln Center.
Rochester, New York - Corn Hill.
Miami, Florida - Coconut Grove.
Montreal, Quebec - ORT.
Mosbach, Germany - Alstadt Gallerie.
Dallas, Texas - City Hall Plaza.
Philadelphia, Penn. - Buyers Market of American Crafts
Chicago, Ilinois - Gift Show
Toronto, Ontario - MacDonald Gallery, Queens Park.
Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Craft Show. Halifa, Nova Scotia - Atlantic
Christmas Fair
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Street Art Fair.
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania - Shady Side.
Chicago, Illinois - Gold Coast, Old Town Art Fair
Buffalo, New York - Allen Town.
Guadalajara. Mexico - Fiesta de Octobre.
Mississauga, Ontario - Sheridan College of Design.
Atlanta, Georgia - Americasmart
Washington, District of Columbia - Gift Show
Hamilton, Ontario - Beckett Gallery, Festival of Friends
MEMBERSHIPS
Sculptor’s Society of Canada.
Artist Blacksmith’s Association of North America
Ontario Artist Blacksmith’s Association.
