Clock Art: Time-Based Street Art & Graffiti

Dive into our archive dedicated to the fascinating intersection of art and timekeeping. Explore a curated collection of articles showcasing incredible clock-themed street art, graffiti, and urban installations. Discover how artists incorporate clocks and time-based concepts into their creative works, transforming public spaces into engaging narratives. From the precise mechanics of clockwork to the ephemeral nature of moments, these pieces reveal a compelling dialogue between artistry and the passage of time. Witness how artists explore themes of mortality, progress, and societal structures through their captivating clock art.

Stefan Strumbel & His Sweet Home

Yesterday, Stefan Strumbel’s exhibition “Home Sweet Home” opened at Berlin’s Circleculture Gallery, which will run until June 10. Strumbel’s artwork series, which is part of that new art show, became very popular around the world, because of its great connection of traditional arts (like the cuckoo clocks handicraft) and modern spray-paint culture. He combines his own graffiti-background with craft accomplishments of his homeland. Added to that he found a creative and often funny way of dealing with the paradigms of “home” on an abstract level. ...

Stefan Strumbel - The Clockmaker’s Retreat

“The Clockmaker’s Retreat” is the title of an recently published article by the New York Times about the German urban (pop) artist Stefan Strumbel and his art series about “heimat”. Stefan has a graffiti background and became popular with his crazy cuckoo clocks, which combine traditional handicraft and modern spray-paint culture… Mr. Strumbel’s clocks, which are based on traditional models but are adorned with grenades and handguns instead of rabbits and antlers, now sell through Galerie Springmann in Freiburg for $1,200 to $35,000 (or 850 to 25,000 euros) each. ...