Museumsbesucherin Nr. 4
Pastel on Paper
12x12in
Malta
Olaf Neumann combines hyperrealist painting, comic aesthetics, video, and participatory swarm art. Since the 2000s, he has developed a visual language that encompasses hyperrealism, pop culture, and conceptual art. He rose to prominence early on through portraits of prominent figures such as Kate Moss, Karl Lagerfeld, Andy Warhol, Dietmar Schönherr, and Gottfried Helnwein, whom he met personally. Projects such as BILD Project 111 and swarm art have resulted in collective works in collaboration with institutions such as the Kunstmuseum Mülheim, the Kunsthalle Bremen, and the Museum für Moderne Kunst Munich. Under the name Dogtari, he publishes a cartoon series about the human-dog relationship. The Great Dane Scully has become the symbolic figure of his swarm art. Neumann's works combine personal iconography with collective participation—politically, poetically, and across media. Since 2025, he has lived and worked on Gozo (Malta). www.olafneumann.art