Ganz grosse Kunst

Everyone knows Otto! Germany's most popular comedian has made generations of fans laugh in his very own way. But the multi-talented actor does not only stage his scenes perfectly on stage, he is also a master of pointed parody on screen. The fact that he literally learned how to handle a brush and paint in eight semesters of art studies might be new to some of his followers. Whether in old-master technique, impressionistic or abstract, whether in oil, watercolour or acrylic - Otto Waalkes remains true to the motto of his father, the master painter Karl Waalkes: "Clean work is my principle". On the basis of 75 master paintings - from cave painting to Renaissance and Romanticism to the icons of Modernism - Otto shows the true history of fine art. And that is unthinkable without one or the other Ottifant! The affectionate cabinet pieces are accompanied by 75 very different accompanying texts - there is a dramatic scene from the Sistine Chapel next to a Rubens song or the reconstruction of the primeval cave of Transwaal...A little parforceride across the history of art and a great pleasure - but hello!The discovery of the year: The true history of visual artFrom cave painting to van Gogh to Banksy - a delightfully parodic walk through the history of artHigh-quality layout, large format, four-colour throughoutFeatures: 4c. throughout.