Boris Hoppek

Boris Hoppek ( * 1970 ) in the graffiti and street art scene known as Forty, is a German street-art artist. In 1990, the learned draftsmen went for the first time with a spray can into the outer space, then still in his hometown Kreuztal near Siegen. Whether template, simple drawings, painted shadows, revised advertising posters or larger color images: Hoppek constantly expanding his repertoire. Hoppeks work includes sculptures made ​​of cardboard and installations in indoor and outdoor space as well as drawings.

Although relocation to Cologne, Berlin and finally to Barcelona made ​​for further contacts with local art scene, on scene internal recognition Hoppek but did not get beyond years. With commercial work, such as the design of album covers and illustrations of books (eg, in the book " drugs", ISBN 3-89602-420-5 ), a few sales of his works to loyal collectors and the support of his parents, he held more bad than good about water.

This has changed since 2005/ 2006. After mention in several book publications by Bernhard van Treeck as " wall drawings " (ISBN 3-89535-424-4 ), "Street Art Cologne " (ISBN 3-89535-434-1 ) and the now out of print books " pochoir " Graffiti Art # 9 and "The Great Graffiti Encyclopedia " published in 2006 two books from renowned publishers only about him, " Tranquillo " ( ISSN 1696-1692 ) and " Boris Hoppek y Sancho Panza (ISBN 3-89955-073-0 ). Larger exhibitions followed.

Hoppek also designs dolls, called CMONS, and achieved international attention.