TRILOGY
Biographies
In 2005, “Klatschmohn und Silberstift” (Poppies and Silver Pen), the first part of the painter’s memoirs, was published. The second volume, “Wechselgesang” (Change of Tune), was released in 2008, followed by “Nachschlag” (Encore) in 2010, the last volume published up to this point.
Klatschmohn und Silberstift (Poppies and Silver Pen)
Letterado Verlag, Quedlinburg 2005
Wechselgesang (Change of Tune)
Dr. Ziethen Verlag, Oschersleben 2007
Nachschlag (Encore)
Dr. Ziethen Verlag, Oschersleben 2010
Prusiano Latino
In addition to Karl Oppermann’s memoirs, an illustrated biography by Kerstin Englert was also published in 1995, giving the German artist the title “Prusiano Latino,” a committed Prussian and Latin American.
Projekt Blocksberg (Project Blocksberg)
At the end of 2020, “Project Blocksberg” was released. This is not a melancholic retrospective, but rather Oppermann’s statement, placing the painter’s brush in the wounds of our time and recounting his experiences.
POETIC
Texts
Oppermann, who belonged to the group of Berlin painter-poets alongside Grass and Schnurre, also began writing poetic texts early on.
Musikalisches Skizzenbuch (Musical Sketchbook)
Collages full of irony accompanied by deliberately naive texts that underline the entertainment value. “More beautiful than the music itself was the artist who pursued it.”
Doktorspiele (Doctor's Games)
Karl Oppermann takes aim at the “gods in white coats.” “So definitely take a hormonal pill, then you’ll live, from chest to knee, in hormone, hormone, hormone, never.”
Lieber Hans (Dear Hans)
A series of humorous holiday greetings that sparked a deeper exploration of collage technique. “More beautiful than the music itself was the artist who pursued it.”
OTHER
Collections of Texts
- „Altea“, Poems and Etchings, Berlin 1962
- „Unter der Lasur“, Poems and Drawings, Berlin 1971
- „Schmetterlinge“, Poems and Etchings, Berlin 1969
- “An die Mauer geschrieben”, Poems and Screen prints, Berlin 1974
- “Metamorphosen”, Watercolors and Poems, Berlin 1980
- „Kopfstand und Bandoneon“, Poems and Watercolors, Berlin 1982
- „Les Vagants“, Oil paintings and Drawings, Genua/Berlin 1984
- “Vaganten”, Poems and Drawings, Braunschweig 1985