Born in Germany in 1981, Bond TruLuv became involved with graffiti-writing at the beginning of this millennium. Since then he has eagerly committed himself to examining new ways of composing letters and calligraphic ways of expression, as well as modes of fine arts and graphic design. His permanent longing for transformation and variation in terms of material and style is cultivated through extensive travelling as well as the search for environments and sceneries that inspire new pieces interactively.
The artistic map of Bond TruLuv features murals and exhibitions all over Europe, Africa and especially Asia (India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, etc.). There he found social life and culture happening extensively on the streets, offering a public forum where his mural art would be appreciated by the locals and would adopt the various dominating atmospheres and emotions.
Being a true multimedia artist he is constantly experimenting with different materials such as canvas, installations, videomapping, long exposure photography. Lately he focused on new technologies and was the first Graffiti artist to embed augmented reality (AR) animations into his pieces, pushing the boundaries of urban contemporary art further ahead and creating spectacularily vivid images, morphing reality and dimensions within the letters and the locations they are applied in.
After receiving his MA in Anthropology in 2010 and participating in the “Darmasiswa” scholarship at the University of Arts (ISI) in Yogjakarta, Indonesia he works as an independent artist, travelling all over the world from wall to wall.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS
2022
Soloexhibition „Access Granted“ / Mirus Gallery, Denver / USA
Groupexhibition “Knotenpunkt, Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg / Germany
2021
Im Flutlicht / Museum der bildenden Künste (MdbK), Leipzig / Germany
Groupexhibition “Phoenix Rising” / Mirus Gallery, San Francisco / USA
2020
Groupexhibition “Awakening” / Knew Conscious Gallery, Denver / USA
2019
Groupexhibition „Psychonauts“, Mirus Gallery, Denver / USA
Soloexhibition „Dream$“, Jahn Galerie, Leipzig / Germany
2018
Groupexhibition “Spectrum”, Swinton&Grant Gallery, Madrid / Spain
2017
Groupexhibition “Ascension”, Knew Conscious Gallery, Denver / USA
Soloexhibition “Next Level”, Jahn Galerie, Leipzig / Germany
2016
Soloexhibition “#bits&piece$”, Original Dampkring Gallery, Amsterdam / Netherlands
Soloexhibition “Digital / Analog”, Oxymoron Galerie, Wien / Österreich
Groupexhibition “Luminale Light+Building”, Naxoshalle, Frankfurt / Germany
2015
Soloexhibition “Beyond”, Galerie Hier+Jetzt, Leipzig / Germany
Groupexhibition “Knotenpunkt 15”, Affenfaust Galerie, Hamburg / Germany
2014
Groupexhibition “Neon Nights”, Name Gallery, Amsterdam / Netherlands
Groupexhibition “Magma”, St+Art India, Mumbai / India
Soloexhibition “Glow In The Dark”, Starkart Urban Art Gallery, Zürich / Switzerland
Groupexhibition “This Is Not Streetart”, 12 Social Space, Delhi / India
2013
Groupexhibtion „Artlon“, Galerie Artlon, Rheinberg / Germany
Soloexhibtion „Quest – Magic places and Graffiti in Southeastasia“, KINGSIZE Galerie, Leipzig / Germany
2012
Groupexhibtion „Cantamananas IX: El Arte de lo Desterrado“, Museo Contemporaneo de Huarte/ Spain
Groupexhibition “Jerin”, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta/Indonesia
2011
Groupexhibition “Andersroom”, Tapetenwerk Leipzig/Germany
2010
Soloexhibition “Life Is Bright”, Mocha Arthouse, New Delhi/India
Groupexhibtion „Al Otro Lado del Muro“ Museo Contemporaneo de Huarte/ Spain
2009
Groupexhibition „Mensa III“ Westwerk, Leipzig/Germany