Otto Baum | Curious Abstract and Hand Lettering Artist

About Otto Baum

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

He is currently creating stunning videos of himself making murals, usually large format, geometric and monochromatic while testing his latest OttoTools. OttoTools are his investigation of trying out various everyday tools for large-format painting mediums. He usually uses wooden slats, a few brushes, and screws and combines them into a new painting tool.

Hand lettering and abstract painting

Otto holds multiple accounts for his art practice, ranging from prints to objects to murals and letterforms. He calls a project of much of his hand lettering work “Wallphabets,” a hybrid of alphabets written directly onto walls. For him, it’s about the craft itself, the shape of the letters, and transferring them analogously to the wall, so he practices his skills with the brush to draw these beautiful writings by hand.

Baum is fascinated by simple forms, the feel, and the structure of materials such as wood and paper. He is interested in how unpredictable analog printing techniques such as linocuts or monotypes can be.

KLUB7 Collective

Otto Baum has been part of the KLUB7 since 2004, an art collective of visual artists based in Berlin and Halle, Germany. Their focus is on producing large-format murals and site-specific performances in public spaces. As KLUB7, they have all gained excellent visibility and experience from different backgrounds in the arts over the years.

KLUB7 uses graphic, pictorial, abstract, and figurative works between fine and applied art. They have shown their work at international exhibitions and are involved in interdisciplinary projects. Through synthesizing their styles, they have developed a group style that is both playful and handcrafted. Go here to discover more. https://klub7.de/

Old Yellow Creative Studio

Defined as his ‘main job’ in his link bio on the Instagram profile, Otto is proudly part of a Berlin-based creative studio founded in 2014. Old Yellow works at the intersection between art and design for clients, agencies, architects, and interior designers to create inspirational objects or spaces. Old Yellow ranges from art consulting or small designs to extensive concepts comprising all kinds of artistic media. 

Go here to learn more. https://oldyellow.de/

Otto Baum NFTs on OpenSea

Discover Otto Baums’ recent NFT collection on OpenSea.

He says on his OpenSea profile page: 

My focus is on the analog process. This means producing specific sequences with a rigid drawing tool to create large-scale shapes and patterns that I can then adorn ornamentally. 

Go here to discover more. 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/