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phenomenon virtually
unseen for decades, the early nineties saw an uprise of racist movement in
Germany. The former East German city of Hoyerswerda quickly became a synonym for neo nazism
on the rise, following raids in asylums which saw widespread sympathy among
the mob.In aiming to
counteract facism and neo-nazism, the German Trade Union and the Book Guild
Gutenberg, a major German book publisher, jointly proclaimed a competition for German artists to send out cries
of protest by means of posters, stories, paintings, and the like.
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The grand prize
winning entry, my cartoon entitled, Der Führer
My poster art
contribution entitled "Der Führer" was chosen as the grand prize winning entry,
and was later used as the leit motif for the exhibition poster. It shows a huge
flock of peaceful-looking white sheep who, from a distance, and with the help of
a solitary black sheep serving as the eye's pupilla, form the outlines of a big
bad wolf. |
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TOP: My
illustration, Der Führer, showing white sheep
forming the outlines of a
fierce-looking wolf.
BELOW: Zoomed in view showing the black sheep
and the singular black sheep
serving as the wolf's eye
This image later got
reprinted in a number of international newspapers and magazines, including the
following:
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Die Welt (Berlin)
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Journal français de
psychiatrie (Paris)
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Linea d'ombra (Milan)
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Wiener Journal (Vienna)
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Kommune (Frankfurt)
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DS – Deutsche
Sonntagszeitung (Hamburg)
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Mitbestimmung /
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (Düsseldorf)
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Poster Design:
My entry for an anti racism poster design competition initiated by the
Germany Trade Union and the Book Guild Gutenberg made for the first
prize. It featured a a cartoon of mine where white sheep and a black
sheep gathered together to form the outlines of a big bad wolf.
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