Michael Sowa (born 1945) 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. His art is widely available as posters, notecards, postcards, and calendars.
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'' was published in 1996. He also illustrated ''Esterhazy, The Rabbit Prince'' by Irene Dische and Hans M. Enzensberger. He is the illustrator of ''
The Little King December
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'' and ''A Bear Called Sunday'', both authored by Axel Hacke.
He was the cover artist for several albums, including
Mad Season by
Matchbox Twenty and two covers for
The Beautiful South's ''
Miaow'' and for their single "Everybody's Talkin'."
He gained new followers for his work on the 2001 film ''
Amélie'' 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 December 2, 2002 issue of ''
The New Yorker''.
When Sowa's children grew older he began painting in both Berlin and in the country.
References
External links
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Online Portfolio of Michael SowaMichael Sowa at gallery "Kleine Sammler" (German)
German artists
1945 births
Living people
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