AKTE-One

AKTE ONE THE ARTIST
PASSION

FROM LIFESTYLE TO PROFESSION

Over the course of years of productivity, he became known
within the scene for his graffiti art, proved his talents as a rapper,
produced albums, and today belongs to the established representatives of
the Berlin hip-hop and graffiti scene. In addition to his creative
work, one of AKTE’s ambitions is to pass this culture on to next
generation.

As a trained billboard and neon sign maker, AKTE was strongly
influenced by typography and employed it in his creative work. He
constantly developed lettering styles via sketching as well as graffiti,
and invented his logo “a!”, which now can be found in almost all of his works. Parallel to his career in the urban realm, AKTE discovered the
small format of the canvas and has used it for new experiments in the
studio and to develop additional new techniques.

1978 – born in Berlin (Eastside)
1986 – relocation to West Germany (Augsburg) with parents
1989 – re-relocation to Berlin (Lichterfelde, then Neukölln)
1996 – 1999 – training and qualification as Sign and Neon Advertising Sign Maker
2000 – continuing education studies as Web Designer (Multi Media)
1991 – start with graffiti design
1998 – first recordings as rapper/musician/songwriter
2008 – start of work as Graffiti-Coach e.g. at schools in Berlin
2009 – first work on canvas/paper and with Mixed Media
2012 – birth of his son Bruno Marquardt
2016 – start to work with Cren