Patrick Hartl

PATRICK HARTL

Patrick Hartl (*1976) is a German contemporary artist with a passion for handwriting and lettering. As of age 15, he was painting Graffiti and learning the ropes of art within the urban sphere. His graphic studies revealed a love for calligraphy and stylised writing with deep roots in the gothic script of his native Germany. Patrick Hartl connects old craftsmanship with modern street style.

On closer inspection, Hartl’s seemingly monochrome works turn out to be the result of a multitude of layers of paint and a colourful diversity. His favourite canvas is a ten-years-old wall, which has been bombed, cleaned, bombed again, crashed, washed, damaged, but which always tells a new and unique story. As a master of handcrafted designs and analogue works, and one of the foremost urban calligraphers, Patrick Hartl has been involved in making art for more than two decades.

An avid collaborator, Hartl belongs to the 12 official “CALLIGRAFFITI ARTISTS” and, in addition to exhibiting in traditional galleries from New York to Buenos Aires to Tokyo, and he has painted murals across Europe and beyond.

For regular news please check out his Facebook & Instagram pages:

https://www.facebook.com/stylefighting
https://www.instagram.com/stylefighting

With his friend Christian Hundertmark, with whom he also forms the artist duo LAYER CAKE, Hartl published the book “The Art of Writing Your Name – Urban Calligraphy and beyond“ in 2017.

In 2009 Hartl published the book “Beyond Illustration – The Finest in Contemporary International Art and Illustration“ together with Yvonne Winkler.

From 2005 to 2010 Patrick Hartl published „CASTLE MAGAZINE“, an online magazine about urban art and Illustration together with Yvonne Winkler and Michael Matthias.

Publications:

Press:

VICE
Brooklyn Streetart
Widewalls
Castworld
Radio New Zealand
Dumbwall
SR2 Kulturradio
BR / Puls
Kunstblog München
Only Art Club
Muniqueart

Clients:

Warner Brothers, Audi, Absolut Vodka, Hennessy, Adidas, FC Bayern München, Disney Pictures, Philip Morris, Frangelico, Patron Tequila, Pro7Sat1, American Tourister, Sony Home Entertainment, Constantin Film, Tom Tailor Denim, Triesti NYC, Bold Hotels, San Miguel, Tiger Beer, Hiyundai, Moxy Hotels, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Gärtnerplatztheater, Publikat Publishing, M.U.C.A. Museum, ISPO Munich, Semmel Concerts, Tollwood Festival, Outletcity Metzingen, Avantgarde, auf blank a.m.

Awards and Scholarships:

Exhibitions:

22.09.-28.10.2021: First Lines
Soloshow | PUC Gallery | Puchheim (GER)

25.01.-16.02.2020: Previously
Soloshow | Städtische Galerie Pfaffenhofen (GER)

29.06.-28.07.2019: Layer Cake – Welcome to Porky’s
Patrick Hartl & Christian Hundertmark (C100)
Kunstverein Rosenheim (GER)

16.-19.05.2019:
STROKE Artfair | Munich (GER)

18.-28.10.2018: Ghost Signatures
Soloshow | Farbenladen | Munich (GER)

04.-14.10.2018: Layer Cake – Brudi Business
Patrick Hartl & Christian Hundertmark (C100)
Farbenladen | Munich (GER)

21.06.-31.08: LAYER CAKE – The Monarch
Shopping Window | Adda & Taxie Art Contemporain | Paris (FRA)

09.03-24.04.2018: Layer Cake – Artistic Dialogue
Patrick Hartl & Christian Hundertmark (C100)
Hearthouse | Munich (GER)

23.11.2017-01.01.2018:
Patrick Hartl | SpY | Matthias Mross | Lapiz
Tollwood Festival | Munich (GER)

21.-26.11.2017: Unexpected Cohabit
Patrick Hartl | Creepy Mouse | Mogoora a.m.
Groupshow | LAUMT Gallery | Seoul (KOR)

01.10.2017-14.01.2018: Street Arts Volant!
Patrick Hartl | Stohead | Pokras Lampas | Said Dokins a.m.
Museo del Segno e della Scrittura | Torino (IT)

29.06.-02.07.2017: Millerntor Gallery #7
Millerntor Stadion | Hamburg (GER)

14.-27.05.2017: Juxtaposition
Patrick Hartl | Creepy Mouse | Mogoora a.m.
Groupshow | EMOK Gallery | Seoul (KOR)

11.05.-08.06.2017: LAYER CAKE
Patrick Hartl & Christian Hundertmark C100
IFOG Academy | Munich (GER)

06.04.2017: HANGAR 1 Charity Art Auction
Patrick Hartl | C100 | Rocco & his Brothers | Mark Powell a.m.
Berlin (GER)

17.01.-19.01.2017: BRIGHT Tradefair
Event | Berlin (GER)

15.11.-20.11.2016: Still just writing my name
Soloshow | Block House Gallery | Tokyo (JPN)

02.09-30.09.2016: LAYER CAKE
Patrick Hartl & Christian Hundertmark (C100)
adhocPAD Gallery | Vienna (AT)

17.06.-16.07.2016: Stories from the Layer Collection
Patrick Hartl & Robert Hoffmann
Only Art Club | Hamburg (GER)

17.02.-13.03.2016: This is high voltage
Soloshow | Üblackerhäusl | Munich (GER)

05.-28.02.2016: SAY MY NAME
Soloshow | Farbenladen | Munich (GER)

11.-18.11.2015: WELTRAUM – die Sammlung
Groupshow | Weltraum Gallery | Munich (GER)

19.-22.11.2015: Affordable Artfair
(Representatives Only Art Club)
Hamburg (GER)

22.-25.10.2015:
STROKE Ltd. Artfair | Munich (GER)

02.-05.07.2015:
Millerntor Gallery #5
Millerntor Stadion | Hamburg (GER)

14.05.-17.05.2015:
ARTMUC Artfair | Munich (GER)

30.04.-03-05.2015:
STROKE Artfair | Munich (GER)

18.09.-11.10.2014: Still just writing my name
Soloshow | MuniqueArt | Munich (GER)

17.07.-19.07.2014: MUNICH BY ABSOLUT
Patrick Hartl | Betty Mü | Sebastian Wandl | Matthias Mross a.m.
Art Project | Munich (GER)

29.05.-01.06.2014:
ARTMUC Artfair | Munich (GER)

30.04.-04.05.2014:
STROKE Artfair | Munich (GER)

28.-30.03.2014: Still just writing my Name
Soloshow | Die Färberei | Munich (GER)

27-30.04.2010:
Stroke Art Fair | Munich (GER)

15.05.2010: Castle @ BASSart Festival
Forum am Deutschen Museum | Munich (GER)

12-28.12.2009: Power in Numbers 4
Groupshow | Nucleus Gallery | Alhambra / CA (US)

29.-31.10.2009:
Stroke Art Fair | Munich (GER)

05.12.2007-02.03.2008: Words for Peace
Groupshow | Fresno Art Museum | Fresno / CA (US)

07.08.-01.09.2007: Words for Peace
Groupshow | Canessa Gallery | San Francisco (US)

August 2006: Me, myself and I
Groupshow | Gutleut15 Gallery | Frankfurt (GER)

19.11.-30.12.2005: Me, myself and I
Groupshow | Arti et Amicitiae Gallery | Amsterdam (NL)

08.09.-29.09.2005: Me, myself and I
Groupshow | Hobbyshop Gallery | Munich (GER)

25.06.-25.07.2005: Rudo Spemann Award
Groupshow | Klingspor Museum | Offenbach (GER)

22.07.-01.08.2004: Drei Tage freie Raeume 04
Artfair | Goldene Gans | Augsburg (GER)

27.11.-23.12.2003: Schwarz auf Weiss
Groupshow | Die Färberei | Munich (GER)

November 2003: Words for Peace
Groupshow | Velvet da Vinci Gallery | San Francisco (US)

01.07.-31.07.2003: Rudo Spemann Award
Groupshow | Klingspor Museum | Offenbach (GER)

16.05.-18.05.2003: Drei Tage freie Raeume 03
Artfair | Kitzenmarkt | Augsburg (GER)

14.03.-20.03.2003: FIFTYFIVE
Alexander Zöbisch & Patrick Hartl
Galerie am Graben | Augsburg (GER)