Vita

Vita

Doterius Molrok alias Michael Ritzmann is an contemporary artist based in Germany, raised in the former GDR. After receiving his highschool-degree he studied philosophies, psychology and childhood education at the university of Erfurt in 2003 but later abandoned the studies to focus on his artistic career.

„Dr.Molrok´s“ started working artisticly in 1994 with illegal graffiti. In 1999, he was introduced to the „Künstlerwerkst.tten“ in Erfurt, which he Still uses frequently for his enamel-works.

He creates works in the genres of fine arts, painting, sculpture, photography, photographic processing techniques, production design, gold and silversmithing, props and fascade/mural-design as well as professional lunatism.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2019 „Steel Magnolia“, HAMMERSCHMIDT + GLADIGAU, Erfurt
  • 2014 „Swing Hail“, gallery Waidspeicher, Erfurt
  • 2012 Kunsthalle,Weimar
  • 2011 gallery Neosyne. Trier
  • 2004 „cons – 3.14159265 -ra-tief,“ Colegium maius, Erfurt
  • 2006 „Etage 2“ city hall, Erfurt

References

  • Graffiti-Art-Germany 2006. Black head & black head
  • The 44th international exhibition of Japanese enamelling artist
  • association catalog, Tokyo 2011
  • Melted structures. Exhibition catalog of Galerie Neosyne, Trier
  • Biennial international of the émaux d‘art du plessis-pâté, 2011
  • The 46th international exhibition of the Japanese enamelling
  • artist association catalog, Tokyo 2012
  • „Homolundes“ Ruhrbiennale catalog, 2012
  • OSTRALE`O15 Catalog of the Ostrale, 2015
  • „ESSENCE“ Catalog of the International Enamel Symposium 2015
  • Catalog „thehaus“ Berlin 2017

Cooperations

  • KIKA Krimi.de (2007)
  • KIKA Schloss Einstein (2008–2015)
  • Heiter bis Tödlich-Akte Ex (2012)
  • Schilf -X-films (2012)
  • ARD TATORT (2013)
  • Pettersson und Findus -Senator Film (2014)
  • Heidi -Studio Canal Deutschland (2015)
  • Doktor Proctor-Tradewind Pictures, Senator Film(2015)[8].
  • In aller Freundschaft-die jungen Ärzte (2015)
  • „Lotte am Bauhaus, ARD-Degeto 2018)

Group exhibitions

  • 2005 „Email-le“, gallery Waidspeicher, Erfurt
    International Emailconvention , Viehauktionshalle,„auction markets otto hetzter”, Weimar
  • 2008 „Fusion Festival“, area design, Lärz
  • 2009 Jahresausstellung Schlosspavillon, Coburg
    „Fusion Festival“, area design, Lärz
    „below the line“, Kunsthaus Erfurt/ former ministery of internal affairs, Erfurt
  • 2010 museums at night, Erfurt
  • 2011 Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo
  • 2012 „Ruhr Biennale 2012“, Duisburg
    Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum,
  • 2013 „museums at night“, Stuttgart
    „Young Erfurt Artists/ YEA #4“, Kunsthaus Erfurt
    gallery 7b, Erfurt
  • 2014 „Die alte Leier“, Heizwerk, Erfurt
  • 2015 „500th -anniversary -tribute exibition Hieronymus Bosh“, Museum voor vlakglas, Ravenstein/NL
    „Ostrale“, Dresden„international enamel symposium“, Erfurt
    „IBUG“, Crimmitschau
  • 2016 „Auf Augenhöhe“, cityhall, Dresden
    Schaupavillion, Kulturquartier Erfurt
    „IBUG“ Chemnitz
  • 2017 „the haus – berlin art bang“, Berlin
    Millerntor Gallery, Hamburg
    „Rohbau“, Reichenbach
    city hall,Erfurt
    Angermuseum, Erfurt
  • 2018 „Splash“, Gräfenhainichen
    „summaery“, Bauhaus, Weimar
    „Monumenta“, Leipzig
    „berlin mural fest „,Berlin
  • 2019 „101neukoeln“,Berlin
    „Frommanscher Skulpturen Garten“,Jena
    World record attempt for largest pavement art by a single artist
  • 2020 gallery Rothammel,Erfurt

Collections

  • Collection of the city of Erfurt
  • Collection of the city of Mainz
  • Collection of the Diocese of Trier

Scolarships

2018 Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Thüringen

Going to the movies

This free standing sculpture was produced as an central object on my artist portrait for the European tv station ARTE to demonstrate what my sculptural art is about.

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