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Kramer Sculptures are handcrafted in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada by Boris Kramer. The designs are simple and elegant expressions of human relationships. Each sculpture is accompanied by a poem written by Boris or his father Richard Kramer, the founder of Kramer Sculptures or by a famous quote.
No two pieces are alike. Special requests are welcome, such as specific configurations of Family (sex and height of children), or an addition to your existing Family sculpture. Boris makes works of art that generate an emotional response and are perfect for personal or corporate gifts. Kramer Sculptures are available in steel in sizes from 10 inches to life size to monumental. Contact us directly for pricing on specific sizes and materials of interest.
About the Artist
Through his father, Boris learned blacksmithing techniques by osmosis; at home, art and metal were part of daily life. In 1995, when he completed a degree in Fine Arts at McMaster University, he committed his artistic future to metal and joined his father at the forge. As his influences, he cites movements as diverse as rayism and impressionism and states that, for him the forging process is the seeking of form in a balance that supports its own meaning. Although he shares, with his father, a fascination with human relationships, Boris has clearly developed his own distinct vision and his own unique style.
Boris has shown his artwork in galleries in Canada and the United States. His sculptures have a home in numberous corporate and private collections and can be found in the many galleries around the world that carry Kramer Sculptures.
How are Kramer Sculptures made?
These unique pieces are forged on an anvil, each hammered from a hot piece of steel as blacksmiths have done for centuries. A steel bar, usually round, is heated in a coal or gas fire (the forge), until it is red hot. At this point, it becomes relatively soft and malleable and can be hammered into various shapes on an anvil, using many types of hammers. This method of forging has changed little since ancient blacksmithing times, but it limits work output severely as it causes great strain on the body of the artist. To reduce some of the strain to the body, the artist uses labour saving equipment to ease some of the labourious work and allow the creation of larger sculptures. Low carbon steel, often referred to as "mild steel" or "hot rolled" is best for forging as it is less brittle than higher carbon steels, resulting in less breakage during forging.
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