I illustrated for Hinz&Kunzt, Germany's largest street magazine (supports the homeless and socially disadvantaged).
In Germany, more than 50 Million male chicks are gassed and shredded each year because they have no value to the laying hen industry.
It was important to me not only to demonize the cooperations but also show the reason for these cruel habits - our demand for low priced food.
Thanks to the Art Direction @ Grafikdeerns and the people @ Hinz&Kunzt.
The final result and sketches:
Happy that I got to illustrate for the Dutch newspaper Trouw again! Always a pleasure and always a thrill to get it done within just a few hours.
This one's about the similarities between Erdogan and Putin.
Dutch football fans increasingly supported Germany - their old rival - during the World Cup 2014. Illustration for Dutch newspaper Trouw.
The amazing READ Magazine published a special about me and my "The Daily Sometimes" project including 5 brand new illustrations! Thank you Boris Castro for the kind words and the creative freedom!
US Gun Laws
Despite 11.419 gun related deaths (2013) and 74 Highschool shooting within the last 1.5 years, the US government seems unable to enact even basic gun control laws. With almost 89 guns per 100 citizens, the US has by far the world's highest gun owner rate and therefore also the strongest gun lobby.
FIFA
The British Sunday Times claims to be in possession of countless documents that show the high degree of corruption during the World Cup 2022 bid. As part of a series, more details will be leaked.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Currently the political elite of the US and the EU negotiate the terms of the so called "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership" or TTIP. But is it only about creating a free trade zone or does the international capital sacrifice the liberties of two democracies for economic growth?
According to a study by Pew Research, 44% of all Twitter users have never send a Tweet. And of all users who DID, 43% send their last Tweet more than a year ago.
Here are two black&white studies I did, showing two famous Hamburg sights - the bunker at Feldstrasse and the Rote Flora.
I got to paint a portrait of Ronald Plasterk, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and currently mired in a wiretap scandal for the February 11th edition of the Dutch newspaper 'Trouw'. Art direction: Frank Castelein
I ll be having my second solo exhibition this upcoming spring! It's gonna take place at the Ministry of the Interior of the German state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) in Hanover.
March 3rd - June 3rd
Innenministerium Hannover
Lavesallee 6
the logo of my new project
I want to share with you a new project of mine. It's called "The Daily Sometimes" and it is an illustrated news blog. The idea is to make illustrations to articles or topics that I find worth spreading. Added with a short description of a sentence or two about the topic or a link to an article, my illustration could function as a teaser to an article that otherwise might have been easily overlooked.
It most likely will start in February 2014. My short-term goal is to create a platform that urges me to create illustrations every couple of days. But my vision is to form this blog into an alternative news source for as many people as possible.
Hey everyone,
as you can see I finally got to manage to set up a new website. With the old one it felt like living in a junkyard. Now everything's more neat and even connectable to my social media accounts. Crazy shit I tell ya. Have fun browsing around.
