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Nathan's childhood picture. c. 1969 |
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The evolution of life is based upon an environment in which all entities affect one another. This is especially true in the evolution of a particular being: a human being. Nathan Krämer—artist, collector, and dreamer—is a person who has absorbed life, seeking every opportunity to experience new possibilities. Raised on the flat plains of Eastern Colorado, Krämer was immersed in the ethnic surroundings of a German-Russian settlement. The traditional ways of his ancestry provided the foundation for his sensitivity and inspiration.
While music was not a prominent part of Krämer’s early childhood, seven years of music lessons eventually became an important segment of his life. He developed a growing appreciation for music and maintained a lifelong habit of playing "by ear." Perhaps the greatest influence on the young Krämer, however, was the numerous clocks, televisions, radios, gearboxes, and bicycles he dismantled and sorted into containers of like objects. He gathered rocks and pieces of wood, categorizing them for future use. He even sorted grains of sand from the asphalt shingles of the chicken shed by color, displaying them in baby food jars in the window. These childhood scenes were essential to the assemblage concepts found in Nathan Krämer's work today.
As a student at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, Krämer was exposed to an environment of new ideas, cultures, and methods. These stimuli merged with his developing quest for learning and his evolving matrix of art and life. After receiving his degree in art from Dana College in 1989, Krämer continued at the college, working in the Humanities Department. He later worked as a web designer at HunTel.net, an Internet Service Provider in Blair, Nebraska. -- 1997
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