Kai ‘Raws‘ Imhof

Kai “Raws” Imhof was born in 1990, in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany and raised in Berlin. After finishing his A-level at the Emmy-Noet- her School in Berlin-Köpenick, he started the training as a graphic designer at the Best-Sa- bel Designschule in Berlin, which he finished in 2015 by winning the best graduation work award. After that, he decided to become a full- time artist. Raws’ artistic career started in 2004 when he was painting the streets as a graffiti writer. Du- ring his early years as a sprayer, he painted il- legal bombings and tags on walls in his neig- hborhood. Due to clashes with the police, he decided (around 2008) to deal with the artistic side of graffiti writing. By painting high-end co- lorful pieces over the years he became a fa- mous artist in the international graffiti scene. When he started his graphic design training, he dealt with the history of fine arts. Movements like Bauhaus or Blauer Reiter and artists like Kandinsky, Richter or Picasso made him rethin- king his own standards and views and had a big impact to his following artworks. Nowadays, he is combining his addiction to clean graphics, layout and arrangement with a classic graffiti style. Raws was invited to many events and exhibiti- ons all over the world. The artist had opportuni- ties to show his work in countries like Indonesia, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark or France. When it comes to exhibitions, Raws was part of the international renowned The Haus – Berlin Art Bang show in Berlin in 2017. He also took part in artfairs like Monumenta in Leipzig or MISA from König Galerie in Berlin in 2021. In 2019 Raws had his first big Soloshow at the Urban Spree Gallerie in Berlin. Since then, his career is evolving and Raws had international shows, cooperations with big brands and became a well known german contemporary artist.