OZ (f. 1950)

OZ. 'Schlafkommode', 2011, firkantet konstruktion af spånplade, åben bund. 2 sider, med huller som greb, lakeret med spraymaling, med galleristempel 'OZM' på undersiden. Mål: H 42,5cm, B 200cm, D 100cm. Fremstår delvist med let slitage og afslag. Hamburg artist OZ has designed an object beyond artistic standards and norms within the scope of the 'urban art' exhibit at the OneZeroMore gallery. Known for numerous newspaper reports, court cases, and an unbeaten presence in the urban space, OZ fights for the legalisation and legitimisation of street art as a practiced art form in public areas. The creation of the 'Schlafkommode' was documented with a film, which creates a portrait of the artist during his work and which is currently the only documentation of our time that depicts OZ working legally. Walter Josef F. alias OZ began spraying grafitti in 1977. OZ is not connected with classic graffiti writing, but he is appreciated by protagonists of the graffiti scene because of his consis