Clark Stoeckley, also known as Clark Clark, is an interdisciplinary artist born in the United States. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Graphic Design at
American University of Kuwait. and was previously an instructor at
Bloomfield College in New Jersey where he taught Painting, Drawing, and Experiments in Digital and Analog Media. He holds an MFA in Performance and Interactive Media Arts from
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls about 15,000 undergraduate and 2,800 graduate students on a 35-acre campus.
Being New York City's first publ ...
.
Artwork
LOVE to VOTE
He was associated with the
graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
urban art
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to:
* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
movement under the pseudonym Clark Clark. He painted "VOTE" stencils for the 2008 presidential elections. He originally started the project in the mid-west swing states,
but it quickly expanded nationwide. The design was an homage to the artist
Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark; September 13, 1928 – May 19, 2018) was an American artist associated with the pop art movement.
His iconic image LOVE was first created in 1964 in the form of a card which he sent to several friends and acq ...
and his
Love (sculpture)
''Love'' is a pop art image by American artist Robert Indiana. It consists of the letters L and O over the letters V and E in bold Didone type; the O is slanted sideways so that its oblong negative space creates a line leading to the V.
Th ...
artwork. He returned to painting VOTE murals in Wisconsin in July 2020.
Evolve America
On the Fourth of July, 2010, Clark's painting on a United States flag, titled "Evolve America", was censored from the
"Reclaiming Space"art show at Clinton Hill Brooklyn'
Clark was told the building owner was notified by the property manager of the painting, and the owner called his lawyer to demand it be removed. The Tau Delta Phi-Delta Gamma Theta Alumni Association, an organization for alumni of a Pratt Institute fraternity, owns the building, but gallery curato
Jonathan Levyclaimed he was the one to make the decision.
New York City Pranksters
During a panel called “The Art of Pranks” at the 2011
College Art Association
The College Art Association of America (CAA) is the principal organization in the United States for professionals in the visual arts, from students to art historians to emeritus faculty. Founded in 1911, it "promotes these arts and their understa ...
(CAA) conference Stoeckley presented a paper titled “New York City pranksters”. Dressed as police officer, he identified himself as a member of the NYPD Vandal Squad Task Force. He explained that he was a former undercover detective in the East Village who became a “street-art archivist” and was eventually promoted to the rank of lieutenant for his insider knowledge of graffiti crews and activist groups. He claimed, “This is the stuff that really brightens our day, and in many cases teaches cops like me a lesson about the Constitution.”
WikiLeaks Truck
In 2011 Stoeckley decorated a former U-Haul truck to read “WikiLeaks Top Secret Mobile Information Collection Unit” and “Release Bradley Manning”. He parked the truck adjacent to Occupy protests in New York City and Washington D.C. The day following the eviction of
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest Social movement, movement against economic inequality and the Campaign finance, influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Financial District, Manhattan, Wall S ...
, he was arrested near Zuccotti Park and the
New York Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...
towed the truck and lost it. In response he sued the City of New York. After it was returned he attempted to sell the vehicle on eBay in 2012 but all bidders backed out after the auction. He continued to own the truck for two more years and drove it on Fort George Meade Army Base in Maryland during the military trial of
Chelsea Manning.
The United States vs. Private Chelsea Manning: A Graphic Account from Inside the Courtroom
From 2011 to 2013 Stoeckley covered the court martial of former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning as an independent
courtroom sketch
A courtroom sketch is an artistic depiction of the proceedings in a court of law. In many jurisdictions, cameras are not allowed in courtrooms in order to prevent distractions and preserve privacy. This requires news media to rely on sketch a ...
artist. In 2014
OR Books
OR Books is a New York City-based independent publishing house founded by John Oakes and Colin Robinson in 2009. The company sells digital and print-on-demand books directly to the customer and focuses on creative promotion through traditional med ...
published a graphic book he authored and illustrated along with a preface written by
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is an international Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous Source (journalism), sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activism, Internet acti ...
founder
Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assange ( ; Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army inte ...
. The book has been translated into Turkish. The drawings have been exhibited at the Paul Robeson Galleries at
Rutgers-Newark, Cecille R. Hunt Gallery at
Webster University
Webster University is a private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, Missouri. It has multiple branch locations across the United States and countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs ...
,
Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, and Hartware MedienKunstVerein in Dortmund, Germany.
Feral Felines
Stoeckley has been photographing stray cats in the Middle East and posting them t
Instagramsince moving to Kuwait in 2016. In February 2020 He exhibited these photos at
EIDIA House in Brooklyn, NY.
Bibliography
* ''Stoeckley, Clark (2014)
The United States vs. Private Chelsea Manning: A Graphic Account from Inside the Courtroom'' ''Paperback • E-book .''
* ''Stoeckley, Clark (2013
“How Does a Patriot Act?” Media-N Journal, CAA Conference Edition, Volume 9, Number 2, Summer 2013''
See also
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Graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
*
Urban culture
Urban culture is the culture of towns and cities. The defining theme is the presence of a great number of very different people in a very limited space - most of them are strangers to each other but still try to be polite to each other more times ...
*
Art graffiti
Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...
*
Street Art
Street art is visual art created in public locations for public visibility. It has been associated with the terms "independent art", "post-graffiti", "neo-graffiti" and guerrilla art.
Street art has evolved from the early forms of defiant graff ...
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Gifted Art
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WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks () is an international Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous Source (journalism), sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activism, Internet acti ...
*
Chelsea Manning
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Contemporary Art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...
References
External links
Artist Website - https://www.clarkstoeckley.com/
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American graffiti artists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)