Holstein

Holstein

Location: Germany

Uwe Holstein is a visual artist and photographer, born in Hamburg. Until 1990 Holstein painted mainly in oil on canvas and made several drawings on black paper. After 1990 he focuses in acrylic on cardboard and hardboard. His subjects are people and society.

Asked for his greatest wish Uwe Holstein replies: "One Year with Max Ernst in Paris. I love the surrealists since my first encounter with Paul Klee, Hans Arp, Max Ernst and Joan Miró. It's the desire for fantastic dreams in our rational world."

The following books in English language are illustrated by the artist Uwe Holstein:
Fantastic Animal Picture Book, satirical description of nonexistent species in pictures and drawings by Uwe Holstein
Roy Rasmussen: Port of Hamburg, drawings and photographs by Uwe Holstein

Portfolio:

Cartoons

Here I like to show some Illustrations from my Fantastic Animal Picture Book, Satirical description of nonexistent species in pictures and drawings and with hree authentic testimonials on the subject of fantastic animal phenomena. 143 pages with 32 fullpage colour pictures and numerous illustrations. Hardcover. The book is a limited edition of 100 numbered and signed copies.

Goliath mosquito “Goliath mosquito”

Cartoon from my Animal Picture Book

Rambo Zambo Hopper “Rambo Zambo Hopper”

Cartoon from my Animal Picture Book

GM / GT V5 “GM / GT V5”

fantastic animal picture book 01 “fantastic animal picture book 01”

fantastic animal picture book 02 “fantastic animal picture book 02”

fantastic animal picture book 05 “fantastic animal picture book 05”

fantastic animal picture book 06 “fantastic animal picture book 06”

fantastic animal picture book 07 “fantastic animal picture book 07”

fantastic animal picture book 08 “fantastic animal picture book 08”

fantastic animal picture book 09 “fantastic animal picture book 09”

fantastic animal picture book 10 “fantastic animal picture book 10”

fantastic animal picture book 11 “fantastic animal picture book 11”

fantastic animal picture book 12 “fantastic animal picture book 12”

fantastic animal picture book 13 “fantastic animal picture book 13”

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fantastic animal picture book 17 “fantastic animal picture book 17”

fantastic animal picture book 18 “fantastic animal picture book 18”

fantastic animal picture book 19 “fantastic animal picture book 19”

fantastic animal picture book 20 “fantastic animal picture book 20”

bunny from the fantastic animal picture book 21 “bunny from the fantastic animal picture book 21”

Fritz the cat 22 “Fritz the cat 22”

fantastic animal picture book 23 “fantastic animal picture book 23”

junk food swallower 24 “junk food swallower 24”

fantastic animal picture book 25 “fantastic animal picture book 25”

fantastic animal picture book 26 “fantastic animal picture book 26”

French raven “French raven”

fantastic animal picture book 28 “fantastic animal picture book 28”

fantastic animal picture book 29 “fantastic animal picture book 29”

fantastic animal picture book 30 “fantastic animal picture book 30”

fantastic animal picture book 31 “fantastic animal picture book 31”

fantastic animal picture book 32 “fantastic animal picture book 32”

fantastic animal picture book 33 “fantastic animal picture book 33”

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fantastic animal picture book 38 “fantastic animal picture book 38”

fantastic animal picture book 39 “fantastic animal picture book 39”

fantastic animal picture book 40 “fantastic animal picture book 40”

South America from the fantastic animal picture book 41 “South America from the fantastic animal picture book 41”

France from the fantastic animal picture book 42 “France from the fantastic animal picture book 42”

Ghoast from the fantastic animal picture book 43 “Ghoast from the fantastic animal picture book 43”

fantastic animal picture book 44 “fantastic animal picture book 44”

fantastic animal picture book 45 “fantastic animal picture book 45”

fantastic animal picture book 46 “fantastic animal picture book 46”

fantastic animal picture book 47 “fantastic animal picture book 47”

fantastic animal picture book 48 “fantastic animal picture book 48”

acrylic on cardboard

Here are some acrylic painting I've made for a book with the title "Neighborhood"

Punk Sisters “Punk Sisters”

eye contact “eye contact”

acrylic drawing from the series "Neighborhood"

family happiness - le bonheur de la famille “family happiness - le bonheur de la famille”

acrylic on paper from the neighborhood series

bigfoot “bigfoot”

Boozy “Boozy”

Goofy “Goofy”

repentance “repentance”

high fly “high fly”

red cap “red cap”

attention grabber “attention grabber”

drawing on black paper

Here I show some of my early surreal drawings on black paper

Max 3 “Max 3”

War Memorial 12 “War Memorial 12”

surreal drawing on black paper from 1988

My neighbor 1986 “My neighbor 1986”

drawing on black cardboard

UHZ 86 “UHZ 86”

UHZ 88-8 “UHZ 88-8”

UHZ88-9 “UHZ88-9”

UHZ88-10 “UHZ88-10”

Ion 1 “Ion 1”

Paris 1973 - 1975

early drawings and etchings from my study time in Paris

Paris cityscape 9 “Paris cityscape 9”

Citroen 2CV “Citroen 2CV”

etching numbered and signed in Paris 1975