Philipp Jordan (born 1974 in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

) is a German artist and grew up in Karlsruhe. Before he created his 1000 teddies project, which he is now mostly known for, he was a

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 ...

artist in the early 1990s.

Life

From 1998 to 2000 he studied at the Freie Kunstschule in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

Graphic Design. Then he moved to Freiburg, where he continued his studies in graphic design at the free university for graphic design and visual arts. In 2003 he moved to The Netherlands and studied illustration at the Hogeschool voor de art, an art academy in

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

. 1989 to 1995 he was an active part of the

scene. Philip Jordan is married. He lives and works in Utrecht.

Works

Philipp Jordan's origins were graffiti and comics. He finds the main source of inspiration is childhood as a fictional place. For his work he frequently uses Oilbar and spray paint. Currently, the project 1000 Teddies with exhibitions in Vienna, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Los Angeles, San Diego and Utrecht (Netherlands), is the most famous project of Philipp Jordan. Philipp Jordan returns from time to time to his comic book roots and designs booklets as a comic.

Projects

*Teddies!, Bienale Liverpool 2010 *1000 Teddies, installation *Knock On Wood, wood painting series *Beauty of the Beast, exhibition series''Hamburger Abendblatt''
German newspaper about the beauty and the beast project.

References

External links

1000 Teddies website

Liverpool Biennial installation

1000 Teddies at KUSI San Diego

Teddies Mural in Liverpool, UK {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Philipp German contemporary artists German male artists Living people 1974 births