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About the edition
With the limited editions „DAIMforUkraine - Part One & Two“ Mirko Reisser a.k.a DAIM takes a stand in view of the war in Ukraine, literally sets a sign for peace. The universal peace symbol and the Ukrainian national colors blue and yellow are elementary components of this work. Geometric, color-intensive form elements reminiscent of splinters are centered in the middle, behind which the letters of Reisser's writing name are hidden: DAIM. His writings are always self-portraits, subject to permanent reproduction and deconstruction.
In DAIMforUkraine - Part One his "self" seems to burst. What remains are indefinable, sharp-edged elements. Here, Reisser's typical "3D style" comes to the fore, creating a special pictorial depth through light and shadow effects, contrary to general viewing habits and spatial experiences. In Part Two, the DAIM letter sequence appears much calmer, the Peace symbol in the colors of the Ukrainian national flag rises from the background and absorbs the artist's "self". Through Reisser, we become eyewitnesses to the entry of peace that reclaims space in DAIMforUkraine.
About the artist
"My letterings are self-portraits," says Mirko Reisser. In 1989, the artist sprayed his first graffiti. And at the beginning of the 1990s, Mirko Reisser a.k.a. DAIM, revolutionized the scene with a completely new style: in ever new versions, he reproduced the four letters of his Writer name. However, he did not concentrate on the outlines, but on light and shadow effects, thus achieving 3-D effects with which he gained attention not only in Europe, but also among highly regarded writers in the US. Last summer, he realized a large-scale work for the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart on the façade of the city's Eberhard Ludwigs Gymnasium, the starting point for the current edition DAIMforUkraine. On an area of more than 100 square meters, a visually enticing composition of "D-A-I-M" was created there, which, beyond formal aesthetic considerations, poses the question of the artist's own identity, as it makes the potential of the architectural environment visible.
As a continuation of this, Reisser developed the edition DAIMforUkraine as part of the #ArtistsForUkraine initiative, which is sold as a two-part printed edition DAIMforUkraine - Part One & Two on artflash.de. In parallel, he worked with the Cologne agency MILK on the NFT artwork of the same name, which will be available for purchase at misa.art from 20.03.2022 with a 24h drop.
The proceeds from the sale of both works will fully benefit the charity campaign #UnitedForUkraine, which supports the Red Cross and Unicef in Ukraine. Reisser, who has also worked on canvas from the beginning, exhibits nationally and internationally and has been featured at the Venice Biennale. He also creates commissioned works in urban spaces such as Hamburg's Hafencity, City Center in Las Vegas and for the Marta Museum in Herford.
"I hope that many will contribute with a purchase of the prints or the NFT to help the people in Ukraine and those on the run. It is up to all of us at this time to help alleviate the suffering." Mirko Reisser.
Latest Exhibitions (Selection)
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2019, 30th anniversary, Hangar 107, Rouen; The Swiss Connection, Kolly Gallery, Zürich; Überblick, Hanse-Office, Brüssel
2018, Mirko Reisser (DAIM) ‒ monolog, Kunsthalle Luzern; 55und30 ‒ Mirko Reisser (DAIM), Galerie MaxWeberSixFriedrich, München
2016, Die Welt ist nichtlinear, zone contemporaine, Bern
2014, Mirko Reisser (DAIM) ‒ monomania, zone contemporaine, Bern
2010‒2012, Corner to Corner – Hinz&Kunzt StrassenKunztEdition, Kupferdiebe Galerie, Hamburg; DAIM – coming out, Galerie MaxWeberSixFriedrich, München
2009, ID, Kunstverein Buchholz, Buchholz/Nordheide; tapingDAIM, Reinking Projekte, Hamburg
