Krayem Awad

Krayem Awad
Krayem Awad
Born	1948 (age 75–76); Basir, Syria
Nationality	Austrian
Education	Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Known for	Painter, sculptor, poet
Movement	expressionism

Krayem Maria Awad (born 1948) is a Vienna-based painter, sculptor and poet of Syrian origin.

He was born in Basir, and later moved to Austria, where he studied from 1968 telecommunications engineering at the Vienna Technical College, and was also enrolled at the Vienna School of Economics.

He also attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.

In the 1970-1980s, he received international recognition for his numerous aquarelle work.

In the 1970s he participated in lectures as part of the creative movement "North-South Dialogue". He was a member of the editorial board of the magazine "Treffpunkte", and author of the manifesto "The Position of Women in European Civilization".^{[citation needed]}

In 1977 he joined the art cooperative "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kunst", offering courses in printing graphics and ceramics, and teaching at a summer art school in Vienna.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1990s he worked with video installations, photography and computer graphics.^{[citation needed]}

Since 1994, he has been involved in art-workshops and art courses in Switzerland.^{[citation needed]}

Krayem uses mixed media when painting, mixing sand and ashes with oil-based pigments, and often supplements artwork with his own poetry.

Krayem often creates large format paintings, like the one titled "The whole", which measured 3x10 meters, and was on display at Vienna’s Jugendstiltheater in September 2008 de:Steinhof (Wien).^{[citation needed]}

He is a member of the International Club of visual artists "Art/Diagonal" [1].

Krayem's art work has been shown, as part of one man shows, in many European countries, as well as in Japan, South Africa, and the United States of America. His paintings are in public and private collections.^{[citation needed]}

Works

1975 Mamma Eve
1983 Wiener Kunsthefte 2/1983
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1984 Österreichische Aquarellisten der Gegenwart. Facultas/Maudrich Verlag ISBN 978-3-85175-378-3
1985 Aquarelle und Aphorismen
1990 Bewegung und Ursprung
1991 Strukturen und Strukturveränderung
1991 Stilles Wasser
1991 Temps de quietude
1995 Krayem Objekte
1996 Berührung: Bilder und Gedanken, Published by Emi-Kunstverl. ISBN 3-9500632-0-X
2000 Toccare parola ed immagine. Emi Kunstverl. ISBN 3-9500632-2-6
2000 Krayem Malerei
2001 Krayem Paintings
2001 Krayem Sculptures
2002 Krayem Raum und Körper
2002 Krayem Defragmentierung
2002 Krayem Angels
2003 Krayem Defragmentierung II
2003 FACES
2004 Weltenfenster
2004 Zeit der Stille
2007 Das Tor Europa
2008 Doors

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