Moccha, Karmen - OTTO - Giclée/Hahnemühle - hand signed

Homage - Otto Waalkes

Giclée on Hahnemühle Velvet (borderless)
Year: 2025
Edition: 10
Edition: Clever-Art (dry stamp)

hand-signed and numbered

Size: 61 x 44 cm
Condition: in very good condition

Otto Waalkes: Comedy in Cubism

In this cubist-inspired portrait, we encounter Otto Waalkes—an icon of German humor—in a radically new visual language. The East Frisian comedian's characteristic features are recomposed in angular lines, colorful surfaces, and shifted perspectives. What was once a grimace, gesture, or slapstick becomes here the abstract expression of a unique artistic spirit.

The combination of Waalkes' playful personality with the formal rigor of Cubism creates an unexpected tension: wit meets angle, punchlines meet brushstrokes. The striking hairstyle, subtle facial expressions, and unmistakable presence are broken up—but not lost. Rather, the geometric fragmentation reveals a deeper insight into the artist behind the comedian.

This picture is a tongue-in-cheek tribute and at the same time a serious artistic commentary: Otto Waalkes, who makes the world laugh, finds his place in the gallery of abstraction.