title: Philipp Jordan
text: # Philipp Jordan
  
  Philipp Jordan (born 1974 in Bonn) is a German artist and grew up in Karlsruhe. Before he created his 1000 teddies project, which he is now mostly known for, he was a Graffiti artist in the early 1990s.
  
  ## Life
  
  From 1998 to 2000 he studied at the Freie Kunstschule in Stuttgart Graphic Design. Then he moved to Freiburg, where he continued his studies in graphic design at the free university for graphic design and visual arts. In 2003 he moved to The Netherlands and studied illustration at the Hogeschool voor de art, an art academy in Utrecht.
  
  1989 to 1995 he was an active part of the Graffiti scene.
  
  Philip Jordan is married. He lives and works in Utrecht.
  
  ## Works
  
  Philipp Jordan's origins were graffiti and comics. He finds the main source of inspiration is childhood as a fictional place. For his work he frequently uses Oilbar and spray paint. Currently, the project 1000 Teddies with exhibitions in Vienna, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Los Angeles, San Diego and Utrecht (Netherlands), is the most famous project of Philipp Jordan. Philipp Jordan returns from time to time to his comic book roots and designs booklets as a comic.
  
  ## Projects
  
  * Teddies!, Bienale Liverpool 2010
  * 1000 Teddies, installation
  * Knock On Wood, wood painting series
  * Beauty of the Beast, exhibition series
  