He started out doing graffiti and decided he was doing a New York expression thing. So he switched to art that was more of a reflection of his background. He's from the Black Forest in Germany . The quintessential symbol of the Black Forest is a cuckoo clock. He applied his graffitti spray painting skills to transform the clocks into street inspired pieces of art. (New York Times Weekly, February 22-28, 2010)
In 2006, his first show sold out. Now he has arranged to have his designs manufactured by Anton Schneider & Sons, a 6th generation cuckoo clock maker. The prices range from $1,200 to $35,000. The designs are based on traditinal models but are adorned with grenades and handguns and capture the spirit od the new Germany that accepts its cliches with the wink of an eye.
Here is an artist that followed his own path and has become very successful in doing it his way, kind of toungue in cheek.
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