Kunstterrorist
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Kunstterrorist Organisation (from a German
phrase "Kunst" meaning "Art"), aka KTOrg, is a radical art collective from Croatia
founded by graphic designer/artist Filip Filkovic
.
art works created by its founder, Filip Filkovic. Filkovic was also involved in the making of art pieces for the Cautese Nationál Postal Disservice
project founded by James Cauty of The KLF
. Together with Cauty, Filkovic created some of the works in 2007 and 2008 until the final closure of CNPD. According to the official website of Kunstterrorist Organisation, all the works ever created and published via their web shop hold direct reference to popular culture via dystopian and counterculture
themes, and also directly criticizes the world government's policies and the erosion of freedom. Along with limited edition printed works, Filkovic also produces Cinderella stamp
artwork. During the C2 exhibition in Zagreb
in 2008, Filkovic published a number of highly controversial works which reflected the popular culture and criticised Croatian high officials. His work "iVo", which features Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader
wearing iPod
headphones, was a well-discussed work in the media and gathered a number of positive reactions. In addition to "iVo" as an artwork, KTOrg announced that "iVo" (now a fictional character in the fictional monarchy "Counterculture Monarchy of Discordianism") was to be elected president of the monarchy. For that purpose, a fictional website was set up at www.ivoforpresident.com.
. The band consists of six members and the music varies in genre from electronica
to punk/rock
and gabba
. The members of Kunstterrorist Audio Noize also created a number of remixes for other bands.
movement in art, activism and music. The organisation also strongly supports Copyleft
and Free Culture Movement
and apparently (according to their official web site) is giving away everything it has ever created for free on December 12, 2012. KTOrg's work also references discordianism
as a major influence. The discordianism references are most obvious in the organization's frequent newsletters and the information given on its official web page.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
phrase "Kunst" meaning "Art"), aka KTOrg, is a radical art collective from Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
founded by graphic designer/artist Filip Filkovic
Filip Filkovic
Filip Filkovic is a Croatian born graphic designer, artist, music video director and musician....
.
Art
KTOrg is probably best-known for the controversial politicalPolitics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
art works created by its founder, Filip Filkovic. Filkovic was also involved in the making of art pieces for the Cautese Nationál Postal Disservice
Cautese Nationál Postal Disservice
The Cautese Nationál Postal Disservice is a fantasy stamp producer founded by British artist/musician Jimmy Cauty.It produces parodies of Royal Mail stamps, some of which are collected by enthusiasts...
project founded by James Cauty of The KLF
The KLF
The KLF were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s....
. Together with Cauty, Filkovic created some of the works in 2007 and 2008 until the final closure of CNPD. According to the official website of Kunstterrorist Organisation, all the works ever created and published via their web shop hold direct reference to popular culture via dystopian and counterculture
Counterculture
Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. Counterculture can also be described as a group whose behavior...
themes, and also directly criticizes the world government's policies and the erosion of freedom. Along with limited edition printed works, Filkovic also produces Cinderella stamp
Cinderella stamp
In philately, a cinderella stamp has been defined as "Virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration..." The term also excludes imprinted stamps on postal stationery.- Types :...
artwork. During the C2 exhibition in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
in 2008, Filkovic published a number of highly controversial works which reflected the popular culture and criticised Croatian high officials. His work "iVo", which features Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
wearing iPod
IPod
iPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
headphones, was a well-discussed work in the media and gathered a number of positive reactions. In addition to "iVo" as an artwork, KTOrg announced that "iVo" (now a fictional character in the fictional monarchy "Counterculture Monarchy of Discordianism") was to be elected president of the monarchy. For that purpose, a fictional website was set up at www.ivoforpresident.com.
Multimedia activism
Along with guerilla activism, members of KTOrg are involved in music production, known as "Kunstterrorist Audio Noize". The audio tracks are released via the British anti-label Death to MusicDeath to Music
Death to Music is the third full-length album by the band Nightstick, released in 1999 on Relapse Records.-Line-up:* Alex Smith - vocals/bass* Cotie Cowgill - guitars* Robert Williams - drums/backing vocals-Tracklist:...
. The band consists of six members and the music varies in genre from electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
to punk/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and gabba
Gabba
- Music :* Gabber , a subgenre of techno in electronic music.* Gabba , a tribute band covering the pop songs of ABBA in the punk style of The Ramones* Gabba Front Berlin, a 1990s German techno band of gabba music...
. The members of Kunstterrorist Audio Noize also created a number of remixes for other bands.
Characteristics
KTOrg draws influence from and constantly references the culture jammingCulture jamming
Culture jamming, coined in 1984, denotes a tactic used by many anti-consumerist social movements to disrupt or subvert mainstream cultural institutions, including corporate advertising. Guerrilla semiotics and night discourse are sometimes used synonymously with the term culture jamming.Culture...
movement in art, activism and music. The organisation also strongly supports Copyleft
Copyleft
Copyleft is a play on the word copyright to describe the practice of using copyright law to offer the right to distribute copies and modified versions of a work and requiring that the same rights be preserved in modified versions of the work...
and Free Culture Movement
Free Culture movement
The free culture movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works in the form of free content by using the Internet and other forms of media....
and apparently (according to their official web site) is giving away everything it has ever created for free on December 12, 2012. KTOrg's work also references discordianism
Discordianism
Discordianism is a religion based on the worship of Eris , the Greco-Roman goddess of strife. It was founded circa 1958–1959 after the publication of its holy book the Principia Discordia, written by Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst after a series of shared hallucinations at a...
as a major influence. The discordianism references are most obvious in the organization's frequent newsletters and the information given on its official web page.
Counterculture Monarchy of Discordianism
Members of KTOrg claim that they are settled in a fictional country they call the "Counterculture Monarchy of Discordianism" (www.cmdland.com). Members claim to have created the fictional country purely for copyright reasons. In 2008, cmdland.com published several fake company websites that looked like they were real corporate web pages. The launch of these fake websites was described in the official KTOrg newsletter as "The beginning of something wonderful".List of fake web sites set up by KTOrg
- Harford Asylum
- 9-Eleven
- Eniroil
- Make Charity History
- iVo
- Lentil Coke
- Which Came First
- Strain Mail
- Hadden Global