Kunstrasen is a contemporary German artist whose crafty moniker reveals more than just his nationality. Deriving from the German for astroturf, while also a composite of the German word for art (“kunst”), Kunstrasen wears his duals loves of punning urban art on his sleeve and, through this nom de plume, questions contemporary issues of artistic authenticity, mimicry, and mass production.
Obscuring his identity, Kunstrasen continues the urban tradition of democratic anonymity, privileging the role of viewer over the artist, and creating an aesthetic with wide, visual appeal. Clean, stripped back, and compositionally forceful, Kunstrasen’s stencils are mesmerising: this is street-to-canvas at its most powerful.
