4 - Otmar Alt

Otmar Alt 1940 Wernigerode – lives and works near Hamm – “Braunschweiger Blume” – (1970) bronze. Brown patina. 34/100. H. 17 cm. Signed and dated on the underside: O. Alt (19)70. Alt began studying art at the Berlin University of the Arts in 1960. In 1965, he held his first solo exhibition at the Galerie Schütze in Bad Godesberg. He created his first sculptures in 1969. Since the mid-1960s, Alt has garnered attention for his so-called “puzzle pictures.” He also works in theater and is active as a designer and graphic artist. In 2006, Alt participated in a major art campaign to support the bid by the city of Essen and the Ruhr region to become the European Capital of Culture in 2010.