LAPIZ is a self-taught artist who started working in the streets of Dunedin (New Zealand). In South Africa he worked in Aids-research and processed the indescribable circumstances as artistic statements in the public. Living in Buenos Aires (Argentina) he developed his large-scaled multi-layered stencil pieces.
He is known for his colourful, intelligent and sophisticated works of art that invite its viewers to reflect on their own positions.
Gigantic stencils are displayed at various art festivals around the globe and are scaled down as street art interventions. Additionally, he releases limited edition screen prints and works on canvas for exhibitions and for those that prefer his art in a more private setting.
From his humble beginnings to today, the initial idea has remained the same: to engage the viewer in discussions and self-reflection about current political issues, social challenges and those themes that have taken a back seat. It is LAPIZ strong belief that exchange of ideas and discussion can lead to positive transformations.
You are invited to sign up to the newsletter and stay up to date about his artistic practice, chances to meet and pre-release offers of new artworks.
Photo credit: Arnaud Paillard
Festivals/Exhibitions
2024
Kunstherbst altonale
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Urban Art Edition
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
zerteilt – Shedhalle
Tübingen, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Secret City Fassaden Festival
Paderborn, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunst im Park – Altonale
Altona, Germany (Art Fair)
Another day in Paradise
Berlin, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
2023
Add Art
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Urban Art Edition
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Tag des Guten Lebens
Cologne, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Eidelstedt.Zusammen.Gestalten
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
ibug 2023
Leipzig, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunst im Park – Altonale
Altona, Germany (Art Fair)
Kunstvoll Impfen
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
LAPIZ – Gesichter der Veddel
Hamburg, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
2022
Jahresgaben 2022- Verein urbane Kunst
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Urban Art Edition 2022
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Wege der Kunst
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
KunstWege – vom Leben gezeichnet
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunst im Park (Altonale)
Altona, Germany (Art Fair)
UNartig Festival (Urban Nation)
Berlin, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Tollwood Summer Festival
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Broke Today – One Last Show
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunstlabor 2
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
2021
Jahresgaben 2021- Verein urbane Kunst
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Urban Art Edition 2021
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Aus Beute Kunst
Berlin, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
Tollwood Summer Festival
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
sk8_Art
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Back to the Roots
Hamburg, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
2020
Urban Art Edition 2020
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
2019
Urban Art Edition 2019
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Lichtwoche- KunstLichtLeben
Munich, Germany (Group Show)
Artbase Festival
Neustrelitz, Germany (Festival)
Takeover Street Art & Skateboarding
Vienna, Austria (Group Show)
Alles musz Raus
Munich, Germany (Group Show)
Street Art Bash
Hamburg, Germany (Solo Show)
Openair Gallery
Berlin, Germany (Art Fair)
Z-Common-ground
Munich, Germany (Festival)
Speichergallery
Dortmund, Germany (Group Show)
Hamburg zeigt Kunst
Hamburg, Germany (Art Fair)
Frischmarkt
Hamburg, Germany (PopUp Show)
2018
Street Art 4 Human Rights
Tblisi, Georgia (Festival)
Urban Art Edition 2018
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
One Dollar for Art
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunstlabor – Muca
Munich, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Fabrikart
Weisswasser, Germany (Festival)
Paste-up Festival
Berlin, Germany (Festival)
ibug 2018
Chemnitz, Germany (Festival)
MsArtville
Hamburg, Germany (Festival)
OpenAir Gallery
Berlin, Germany (Art Fair)
Grenoble Street Art Fest
Grenoble, France (Festival)
Farbflut
Lemwerder, Germany (Festival)
Museum Voswinkelshof
Dinslaken, Germany (Group Exhibition)
Kunst Statt Leerraum
Dinslaken, Germany (Festival)
Pinta Malasaña
Madrid, Spain (Festival)
Street Art City
Lurcy-Levis, France (Residency)
New Wall Festival
Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
2017
Teufelsberg Reloaded
Baden, Switzerland (Group Show)
Trump
Cologne, Germany (Group Show)
Tollwood
Munich, Germany (Festival)
Desenlata
Porto, Portugal (Festival)
Stil.Bruch
Berlin, Germany (Festival)
ibug 2017
Chemnitz, Germany (Festival)
Artfest Berkovitsa
Berkovitsa, Bulgaria (Festival)
MsArtville
Hamburg, Germany (Group Show)
Upfest
Bristol, UK (Festival)
ungeniert/engagiert
Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, Germany (Group Show)
Post G20
Gängeviertel Hamburg, Germany (Group Show)
Label Valette Festival
Pressigny-Les Pins, France (Festival)
KSL-Dinslaken
Dinslaken, Germany (Festival)
Opus Aquanett
Magdeburg, Germany (Group Show)
The Artbox Project Basel 1.0
Basel, Switzerland (Group Show)
4 Elemente Hip Hop Jam
Biberach, Germany (Festival)
Brandalism/#SubvertTheCity
worldwide
2016
Candidplatz/MUCA
Munich, Germany
iBUG
Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany (Festival)
Urban-Up 4
Leipzig, Germany (Festival)
Meeting of Styles
Wiesbaden, Germany (Festival)
KURA
Wittenberg, Germany (Festival)
Muehlheimer Nacht
Cologne, Germany (Group Show)
Strassengold
Cologne, Germany (Group Show)
Bridge Club Goslar
Goslar, Germany (Solo Show)
2015
Brandalism
Paris, France
Stroke L.T.D.
Munich, Germany (Art Fair)
40 Grad Urban Art Festival
Duesseldorf , Germany (Festival)
Paint the Park
Dresden, Germany (Festival)
2014
Pinta el Hospital
Buenos Aires , Argentina (Festival)
Press
2024
Unabridged You
Interview (Podcast)
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Südwest Presse
Featured Art
Westfalen-Blatt
Featured Art
Neue Wesfälische
Featured Art
2023
Rainbow Lifestyle
Featured Art
Koeln Magazin
Featured Art
Up Mag
Featured Art
Blocal
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
DIE ZEIT
Featured Art and Portrait
Street Art Utopia
Featured Art and Portrait
Another Scratch in the Wall
Featured Art
Kultur Blog
Featured Exhibition
Kultur Port
Featured Art and Portrait
Insel Rundblick
Featured Art
Tag 24.de
Featured Art
Gesichter der Veddel (book)
by LAPIZ
2022
Urban Shit
Featured Art
Abendzeitung
Featured Art
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Elbe Wochenblatt
Featured Art
Ganz Hamburg
Featured Art
Street Art United States
Featured Art
I support Street Art
Featured Art
Vagabundler
Featured Art
Tagtree
Featured Art
München Verzaubert
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Heaven 7 – Wege der Kunst (book)
by Wolfgang Flatz – featured art
Kunst Wege – vom Leben gezeichnet (book)
by Condrobs e.V. – featured art
Street Art Fest Grenoble-Alpes 2018-2019 (book)
by Spacejunk Art Centers- featured art
2021
GAVI-the vaccine alliance
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
GAVI-the vaccine alliance
Featured Art
Hinz & Kunzt
Featured Art
Street Art United States
Featured Art
Fine Art Shippers
Featured Art
300 Magazine
Featured Art
I support street art
Featured Art
Travel between the pages
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
2020
Street Art United States
Featured Art
BanksyBooklyn
Featured Art
300 Magazine
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Featured Art
I support Street Art
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Merkur
Featured Art
Rainbow Lifestyle Magazine
Featured Art
Up Magazine
Featured Art and Interview
Street Art United States
Featured art (‘Liberty Suspended’)
the ARTicle
Featured art (‘Climate-Carousel’)
Kulturfluesterin
Featured art and Interview
High Life Magazine
Featured art and Interview
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured art (‘Life in Time of Corona’)
I support Street Art
Featured art (‘Life in Time of Corona’)
taz blog
Featured art (‘Life in Time of Corona’)
London Street Art Design (LSD)
Featured art (‘Climate-Carousel’)
Urban Shit
Featured art (‘Climate-Carousel’)
2019
I support Street Art
Featured art (‘Climate-Carousel’)
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured art (‘Opium Den’)
Sova.news
Featured art (‘Eve’)
2018
Detector FM (television)
Featured art (‘Dystopia’)
Sachsen Fernsehn (television)
Featured art (‘Dystopia’)
NDR (television)
Featured art (‘Create your own God’)
Weser Kurier
Featured art (‘One Love’)
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured art (‘One Love’)
Munich Walls (book)
by Martin Artz – Featured art
I Support Street Art
Featured art (‘The hero is you’)
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured art (‘The hero is you’)
2017
scooj.org
Featured art (‘Rioting Venus’)
I Support Street Art
Featured Art (Toy soldiers)
Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ)
Featured art
My lovely Hamburg blog
Featured art/Interview
Iven Einszehn
Featured Art (MsArtville)
I Support Street Art
Featured Art (G20 summit)
Deutschland Funk Kultur
Featured art/Interview
ARD Brennpunkt
Featured art
NDR Aktuell
Featured art
I Support Street Art
Featured art (‘Soulmates’)
40 Grad-Book
Featured art
2016
MUCA
Featured art (film)
Goslarsche Zeitung
Featured Artist
Arte Tv
iBUG – featured art (video)
LSD Magazine
Featured Art
I support Street Art
Featured Art (iBUG)
MDR Sachsen
iBUG
Freie Presse
iBUG – interview
MDR -Sachsenspiegel
iBUG – featured art (video)
MDR-Artour
iBUG – featured art (video)
I support Street Art
Featured Art (MOS16)
Hessenschau
MOS16 – featured art (video)
Wiesbadener Kurier
MOS16 – featured art (video)
Merkurist
MOS16 – featured art
Allgemeine Zeitung
MOS16
Dosenkunst
Featured Art
Brooklyn Street Art
Featured Art
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
Featured Artist – Kura
taz
Interview
I Support Street Art
Featured Artist
2015
My beautiful air
Featured Art
Sky.com
Featured Art – Brandalism
Bored Panda
Featured Art – Brandalism
9Gag
Featured Art – Brandalism
Art Rebels
Featured Art
Sin Pasarte de la Raya
Featured Artist
Global Street Art
Featured art
Dim ART
Featured Artist
2014
BA Street Art
Featured art
Wander Argentina
Interview
Apard Photos
Interview