Michael Sowa
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Michael Sowa is a German artist known mainly for his paintings, which are variously whimsical, surreal, or stunning. His paintings often feature animals and are titled in English and German. Sowa studied at the Berlin State School of Fine Arts
for seven years and worked briefly as an art teacher before focusing entirely on his career as a painter and illustrator.
A book of 50 paintings titled Sowa's Ark : An Enchanted Bestiary (ISBN 0-8118-1415-7) was published in 1996 (ISBN 193143275-9). He also illustrated "Esterhazy, The Rabbit Prince" by Irene Dische and Hans M. Enzensberger (ISBN 097027683-4) (first published in German as "Esterhazy. Eine Hasengeschichte"). He is the illustrator of The Little King December (ISBN 9780747575597) and A Bear Called Sunday (ISBN 158234929-0) both authored by Axel Hacke.
He was the cover artist for several albums, including two covers for The Beautiful South
's Miaow (album)
and for their single "Everybody's Talking".
He gained new followers for his work on the 2001 film Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
where his art on the walls comes to life.
Sowa contributes illustrations to the satirical German magazine, Titanic
, and he also did the art work for magazine covers of several well-known periodicals, most notably the November 2002 issue of The New Yorker.
His art is widely available as posters, notecards/postcards, and calendars.
Berlin University of the Arts
The Universität der Künste Berlin, UdK is a public art school in Berlin, Germany, one of the four universities in the city...
for seven years and worked briefly as an art teacher before focusing entirely on his career as a painter and illustrator.
A book of 50 paintings titled Sowa's Ark : An Enchanted Bestiary (ISBN 0-8118-1415-7) was published in 1996 (ISBN 193143275-9). He also illustrated "Esterhazy, The Rabbit Prince" by Irene Dische and Hans M. Enzensberger (ISBN 097027683-4) (first published in German as "Esterhazy. Eine Hasengeschichte"). He is the illustrator of The Little King December (ISBN 9780747575597) and A Bear Called Sunday (ISBN 158234929-0) both authored by Axel Hacke.
He was the cover artist for several albums, including two covers for The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
's Miaow (album)
Miaow (album)
Miaow is the fourth album by The Beautiful South. It was released in March 1994.As with most Beautiful South albums, the songs were written by Dave Rotheray and Paul Heaton. The songs reflect a depressing moment in Heaton's life, and this continues with the follow-up album Blue is the Colour...
and for their single "Everybody's Talking".
He gained new followers for his work on the 2001 film Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Amélie
Amélie is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre...
where his art on the walls comes to life.
Sowa contributes illustrations to the satirical German magazine, Titanic
Titanic (magazine)
Titanic is a German monthly satirical magazine based in Frankfurt. It has a circulation of approximately 100,000.- History :Titanic was founded in 1979 by former contributors and editors of Pardon, a satirical monthly, which the group had left after conflicts with its publisher...
, and he also did the art work for magazine covers of several well-known periodicals, most notably the November 2002 issue of The New Yorker.
His art is widely available as posters, notecards/postcards, and calendars.