Lord K2 is a London-born visual artist who lives in Tokyo. He attended the London College of Printing before pursuing a BA in Business at Middlesex University. He has spent most of his working life trading stocks from his laptop whilst travelling internationally. A stint in Buenos Aires ultimately reignited Lord K2’s creative spirits, where he initially took to the streets to spray paint stencils before organically gravitating toward a new creative outlet: photographing the artists themselves who were painting around him. This experience inspired Lord K2 to author and release four books on street art and one on graffiti.

He would inevitably photograph his biggest passion: sports (Muay Thai and Sumo, specifically). In Thailand, he was granted access to all areas of the Muay Thai industry, while in Japan, he was granted rare access to Tokyo’s Kokugikan Stadium. Lord K2 released ‘Sumo’, in 2022, ‘Muay Thai’, in 2023 followed by ‘Fighting for Hope: An insight into the world of Muay Thai’ in 2024. 

Lord K2 is acutely aware of parallels between his work and personal perceptions of the world around him. The counterculture urban art movement reflects his vision of rebellion and antagonism toward failed social structures at a societal level. In Oriental combat sports, he resonates with deeply entrenched mystical attributes, high levels of discipline and the warrior-like spirit alive within the athletes. 

His work has been featured in The Sunday Times, National Geographic, Der Spiegel, and numerous other renowned publications. 

Lord K2 founded and curated the Museum of Urban Art from 2012 - 2024.

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