CREN TRIBUTE TO JON - GOLD 1 , 2019 Acrylic and spray paint on linen canvas 80 x 60 x 2 cm Gift of the artist Born in 1970, Michel "Cren" Pietsch is a Franco-German artist who grew up in Lehrte near Hanover in Germany. Hanover in Germany. He was first exposed to hip-hop culture in the 1980s when he discovered it on his train journeys. during train journeys, when he discovered graffiti along the rails. Since then, he has lived in Berlin and his own writing on walls in over 14 countries. Cren is passionate about writing. the codes and conventions of typography by destructuring letters one by one to make them stand out and compose new shapes together. to stand out and compose new shapes together. Website: www.cren.eu Instagram : @cren_art © Cren