Hurzlmeiermalerei

With his painting style, which playfully references generations of masters, Rudi Hurzlmeier has opened up a new realm for satire. This magnificent picture book gathers the most beautiful images from three decades. Hurzlmeier embodies that type of artist who was once praised as a "Malschwein" (literally "painting pig") or gifted with a "painting fist." While his paintings provide plenty to laugh at, there is infinitely more to observe, evaluate, and admire. Robert Gernhardt was one of the first to shed light on Rudi Hurzlmeier's art and urged the audience to take a closer look. This has had an impact: the works of this humorous free spirit, a master of comic art, have caught the eye of many in magazines, newspapers, and postcards. His column "Hurzlmeiermalerei" in the Süddeutsche Zeitung has truly resonated with readers. Hurzlmeier's paintings, which care little for what is permissible or not, avant-garde or exploratory, are more powerful than any narrative about them and funnier than any attempt at humor. Now they finally come together in a splendid picture book. They converse with each other and with us, are fairy-tale-like, surreal, and always a surprise. The world has never been seen like this! And neither has art. Learning to see and discovering the world at the same time, that is Hurzlmeier's painting.