Thomas Baumgärtel
German · b. 1960
Graffiti, spray paint, prints, collage, and sculpture
DESCRIPTION
Thomas Baumgärtel was born in 1960 in Rheinberg, Germany, and studied art and psychology in Cologne. Widely recognized as the 'Bananensprayer' (Banana Sprayer), he became famous for tagging prominent art venues, museums, and galleries worldwide with his signature spray-painted banana symbol starting in the 1980s. His broader oeuvre includes prints, drawings, sculptures, and interventions addressing freedom of art.