Otmar Alt Otmar Alt - Biography
Otmar Alt, painter, graphic artist, sculptor and versatile commercial artist, has gained popularity through his unsmistakable colorful imagery.
After beginnings in the style of the Informel, Otmar Alt's characteristic repertoire of forms developed as of the 1960s: Biomorph abstract, symbolic motifs, particularly taken from flora and fauna, make for the fundament of his art, which can be identified by his powerful and strong coloring and sharp contours. In a striking and puzzle-like style Otmar Alt joins loud and colorful symbolic images to compositions that remind the observer of Pop Art. Their facile cheerfulness is just a first impression in most cases.
Works by Otmar Alt, who was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in 1998, are represented in numerous national and international exhibitions.
After beginnings in the style of the Informel, Otmar Alt's characteristic repertoire of forms developed as of the 1960s: Biomorph abstract, symbolic motifs, particularly taken from flora and fauna, make for the fundament of his art, which can be identified by his powerful and strong coloring and sharp contours. In a striking and puzzle-like style Otmar Alt joins loud and colorful symbolic images to compositions that remind the observer of Pop Art. Their facile cheerfulness is just a first impression in most cases.
Works by Otmar Alt, who was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in 1998, are represented in numerous national and international exhibitions.