Klark Kent (graffiti artist)

Klark Kent
SUK TNB DBL GBF SKS GP
Klark Kent SUK TNB DBL GBF SKS GP
	A Kent graffiti piece in Frankfurt am Main, 2006
Born	1973 (age 50–51); Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Movement	Graffiti
Elected	Montana Writer Team
Patron(s)	Montana Cans
Website	Klark Kent on Instagram

Klark Kent (born 1973 in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany) is a graffiti artist and music producer.

Klark Kent has been writing graffiti since 1989, and has gained international credit for his work over the years. Besides books and magazines his art was shown on several exhibitions worldwide, including the Galleries Vincent Louis (1998) and Pacifico Fine Art (1999) in New York. Some of his pieces were used in the 2006 video game "Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure" by Marc Ecko.^[1] He is a member of the Montana Writer Team,^[2] a group sponsored by spray paint manufacturer Montana Cans. Together with his teammates and friends Atom, Can2 and Smash137 he realised many Projects around the world including city trips and exhibitions. In 2007 they painted a huge wall in Dubai.

Klark Kent has developed the Online Graffiti Game "Bomb the World" where users can virtually paint trains at 20 locations worldwide. The Game has won the "People's Choice Award" at the Flash Film Festival NYC^[3] in 2004. Klark Kent is currently ^{[as of?]} working on a new version.

As a musician he created the theme song for "Bomb the World" as well as the Instrumental for a song competition held among users of the game. His productions have appeared on many mixtapes, mostly by local German rap artists.

References

^ Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure: http://www.starpulse.com/game/Marc_Ecko's_Getting_Up:_Contents_Under_Pressure/H45505/H47300/7/0/^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Montana Writer Team: http://www.montana-cans.de
^ Flash Film Festival Gewinner: http://www.flashforwardconference.com/past_winners.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

[1] Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure: http://www.starpulse.com/game/Marc_Ecko's_Getting_Up:_Contents_Under_Pressure/H45505/H47300/7/0/^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Montana Writer Team: http://www.montana-cans.de

[3] Flash Film Festival Gewinner: http://www.flashforwardconference.com/past_winners.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Street art
Culture	Activism Aerosol paint Culture jamming Direct action Graffiti (terminology) Handstyle Hip hop culture Installation art Propaganda Screenprinting Spray paint art Subway Art
Types	Guerrilla art Moss graffiti Mural Pieces Poster Reverse graffiti Rock balancing Stencil graffiti Sticker art Tagging Throw ups Yarn bombing Wheatpaste Wildstyle
Lists of artists	Street Graffiti Stencil
Photographers	Henry Chalfant Martha Cooper
Places	Adelaide Atlanta Berlin (Berlin Wall) Brazil ( Southeastern Brazil (pichação), São Paulo (Beco do Batman)) Hong Kong (Free Ai Weiwei campaign) Kyiv Northern Ireland Melbourne New York City (5 Pointz) Philadelphia San Francisco (Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley) Sarajevo Sydney (Newtown area) Tehran Toronto Palestine (West Bank Wall)
Events	Beton Fest The Cans Festival Living Walls See No Evil Pasadena Chalk Festival Sarajevo Street Art Festival Sarasota Chalk Festival
Related	Built environment Public art Public space Psychogeography Street party Urban planning Visual arts Vandalism
Category: Street art

Further reading

References

External links