Biography
SuperBlast (Manuel Osterholt) is a multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Berlin, working at the intersection of visual culture, mythology, and the human condition. With roots in street culture and a practice spanning fine art, publishing, exhibitions, and visual communication, SuperBlast develops bold, immersive works that move fluidly between art spaces and public contexts.
Through images, objects, and curated projects, the work examines how personal and collective histories shape the present. SuperBlast creates visual narratives that balance conceptual depth with clarity, merging artistic research with a strong graphic sensibility.
Continuously evolving across formats and disciplines, the practice remains grounded in cultural dialogue, experimentation, and the power of visual storytelling.
Artistic Work
SuperBlast has exhibited internationally at institutions and galleries including HVW8 Gallery (Berlin), Hellerau -- European Centre for the Arts (Dresden), Merry Karnowsky (Berlin), Ruttkowski;68 (Cologne), Faces+Laces (Moscow), Benyi (Shenzhen), and Forum Kunst Rottweil, among others.
His large-scale murals appear in cities such as Berlin, Chongqing, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, San Francisco, and New York City.
Curatorial Work
- Director and Curator at HVW8 Gallery Berlin (2017--2024), organizing and curating numerous solo and group exhibitions with an experimental and interdisciplinary focus.
- BOOGIE A Wah Do Dem (2016), Exhibition and book launch at Beinghunted Space (Berlin) with Drago Publishing
- ON FIRE -- Notion of community in post-apartheid South Africa (2015), Photo exhibition at Grimmuseum Berlin, with Andrew Tshabangu, Sabelo Mlangani, Musa Nxumalo and Dean Hutton
- FUTURE/MEMORY (2013), Group show at Hellerau -- European Centre for the Arts (Dresden), with Boogie, Cleon Peterson, Cody Hudson, Horfee, HuskMitNavn, Jay One Ramier, Martha Cooper, SKKI and SuperBlast.
Selected Collaborations
adidas Originals, Bombay Sapphire, Converse, Fotografiska Berlin, Foot Locker x NBA, Glass Onion: A murder mystery by Netflix, New Era, Nike, Porsche, Red Bull, RVCA, Vans
Publications
- SuperBlast -- Drawings 2019--2022 (Future/Memory)
- Future/Memory -- Exhibition Catalog (2014)
- The Trees Carry The Wind Into The Forrest -- Exhibition Catalog
- Neo Utopia -- The Art and Work of SuperBlast (Publikat + Gingko Press)