Peter Gaymann

Peter Gaymann, 2010

Peter Gaymann , pseudonym : P. GAY (born June 26, 1950 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German cartoonist , graphic artist and writer . Gaymann is one of the most popular and well-known German cartoonists. He illustrates the weaknesses of his characters with amiable humor and gentle wit.

Life

Peter Gaymann is one of several sons of a bookbinder and accountant, his mother comes from an agricultural background. He started drawing as a child. In 1970 he graduated from high school. He did military service from 1971 to 1972, but subsequently refused it. Gaymann studied social affairs in Freiburg and initially worked as a social pedagogue and art teacher. In 1975 he married. Gaymann has been a freelance cartoonist and illustrator since 1976. From 1978 he worked full-time as a social worker and gave drawing, painting and handicraft lessons. In the late 1970s he drew a series called Gaymanns Tierische Blätter for the local Badische Zeitung , which was very popular with readers.

In 1979 Gaymann's daughter was born. In 1984 he was named "P. GAY ”with the cartoon band“ Chicken Days ”. Two years later he moved to Rome , where his son was born in 1987.

By 2019, Gaymann had published almost 90 books. The chickens became his trademark and appear in books such as wellness chickens and chicken à la cartoon . But pigs and cats are also portrayed humorously by Gaymann. Other favorite subjects of the draftsman are travel, cooking and wine. His cartoons have appeared in Zeit -Magazin, Bunte , Regio Magazin , taz and maxima . Since 1990 the "Couple Problems" published in Brigitte have contributed to his popularity. His friend and publisher Siegfried Liebrecht made him one of the most successful German cartoonists by merchandising his chicken caricatures on books, posters and other things. Gaymann's professional role models are Tomi Ungerer , Sempé and FK Waechter .

From 1991 on Peter Gaymann lived as a freelance draftsman in Cologne-Sülz . He had previously lived in Italy for five years. Gaymann is married and has two children.

In 2000 he met his second wife Viktoria, who lived in Munich. Since 2017 he has lived with her in Schäftlarn near Lake Starnberg in an old inn.

Gaymann has been the ambassador of the Federal Children's Hospice Association since 2008 and supports the work of the Eckart von Hirschhausen Foundation Humor helps heal ( HHH ).

Appreciation

The German Post AG announced on March 1, 2014 two special stamp out the value of 45 ( Happy Easter ) and 60 euro cents ( For you ) with the chicken motifs from his "Huhniversum".

"For me it's an honor - the culmination of my career," says Peter Gaymann. Since caricature is neglected in Germany, he is happy that this art form has received more attention.

Publications (selection)

• Typically Bavarian! Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2020, ISBN 978-3-7630-2851-1 , review:.
• Cartoons off the couch. Postcard calendar 2020. medhochzwei Verlag, Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-86216-562-9 .
• In the bad weather I get wanderlust. The most beautiful, weirdest and funniest words in the German language. (Ill.), With Norbert Golluch, Michael Schweins, Piper, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-492-31543-2 .
• Demensch. Postcard calendar 2020. (Ill.), Medhochzwei Verlag, Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3-86216-561-2 .
• Truffle pigs and those with a sweet tooth. Culinary wisdom. arsEdition, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-8458-2499-4 .
• Typical vacation. The best time of the year? Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-7630-2794-1 .
• with Léa Linster : Avec amour: Recipes to fall in love with. ars vivendi, Cadolzburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-86913-844-2 .
• Oh dear, happy ones. arsEdition, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-8458-1638-8 .
• Peter Gaymann: Travel Sketches - On the road with Peter Gaymann . Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-7630-2758-3 .
• Typically Badisch: From Titisee to Tuniberg. Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-7630-2702-6 .
• with Léa Linster : Wine has to go in. Intoxicating recipes. ars vivendi, Cadolzburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-86913-589-2 .
• Peter Gaymann: Attracting Art - The Nude Packed . Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2014, ISBN 978-3-7630-2667-8 .
• with Léa Linster: The yellow of the egg. Chicken recipes. ars vivendi Verlag, Cadolzburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-86913-426-0 .
• Peter Gaymann's art with corns . Belser Verlag, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-7630-2652-4 .
• Ready for the museum . Wienand, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-86832-112-8 .
• The great gay man. Mosaic at Goldmann, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-442-39189-9 .
• Peter Gaymann's grape harvest. 2005, ISBN 3-442-39086-9 .
• Peter Gaymann's wellness chickens. 2004, ISBN 3-442-39072-9 .
• Nicholas & Easter Bunny. 2005.
• Angel & devil. 2005, ISBN 3-89008-329-3 .
• Irresistibly masculine - indescribably feminine. 2005, ISBN 3-89008-327-7 .
• You can do it! 2005, ISBN 3-89008-328-5 .
• Men zap and women always want to talk. ( Ill. ), Berlin 2005.
• Protein wisdom. Freiburg im Breisgau, 2005, ISBN 3-451-05495-7 .
• I was really crazy with you! 2003, ISBN 3-8218-3096-4 .
• I am an eagle! Gaymann's best chickens. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main, 2002, ISBN 3-8218-3095-6 .
• Gaymann's cat world. Munich 2002.
• Cocktails. Munich 2002.
• Weather report. (Ill.), Leipzig, 2002, ISBN 3-378-00644-7 .
• Duck, salmon & cinnamon parfait. Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7742-3267-9 .
• Chicken & Co. Munich 2001.
• Stollen, Kipferl & Co. (Cartoons), Munich 2000, ISBN 3-7742-2134-0 .
• Be nice and rich. Munich 2000.
• Of chickens and people. Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-15-018073-2 .
• The esoteric nuclear family. Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-8218-3065-4 .
• Santa Claus can pack up. (Ill.), Frankfurt am Main 2000, ISBN 3-548-25579-5 .
• I want to make you happy! Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3-8218-3064-6 .
• A moose unpacks. Santa Claus can pack up. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 978-3-8218-3063-6 ; List, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-548-60874-7 .
• Gaymann's chickens. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3-548-36221-4 .
• Chicken Resistant Cologne. The Cologne year with chicken eyes. Texts by Andreas Hauffe. Wienand, Cologne 1997, ISBN 978-3-87909-541-4 .
• Welcome. A cartoon story about pregnancy and childbirth. Hatched by Peter Gaymann. Mabuse, Frankfurt am Main 1997, 4th edition 2018, ISBN 978-3-935964-62-3 .
• Esoteric chickens. 1996, ISBN 3-8218-3060-3 .
• Chicken à la cartoon. Poultry dishes from the Black Eagle. With a foreword and wine recommendations from Franz Keller . Torch bearer, Hanover 1992, ISBN 978-3-7716-1553-6 .
• Mixed feelings. A Lovestory. Torch bearer, Hanover 1988; 1997, ISBN 978-3-7716-1494-2 .
• Chickens on the move. Cartoons. Torch bearer, Hanover 1987, ISBN 3-7716-1476-7 .
• Chicken days. Fackelträger Verlag, Hanover 1984; Goldmann, Munich 1987, ISBN 978-3-442-06924-8 .

Exhibitions (selection)

• Peter Gaymann's virus visions. Buchheim Museum , Bernried am Starnberger See, June 27, 2020 - October 11, 2020.
• Hello Munich. Neumeister Munich Art Auction House , April 9, 2018 - April 27, 2018.
• Animal and human. Bürgerhaus "Alte Schule", Eriskirch , June 26, 2017 - September 3, 2017.
• Peter Gaymann's Chicken Universe. Chickens are only human too. Museum for Communication Berlin , February 28, 2014 - April 27, 2014.
• Peter Gaymann. Don't say now: I can do that too. Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck , Remagen, August 31, 2012 - April 14, 2013.
• Kiss me and you'll get the remote control. New cartoons to old fairy tales. (Participation) KunstPalais Badenweiler , April 20, 2013 - June 2, 2013.
• Peter Gaymann. Chickens and COUPLE problems . Neuenbürg Castle , Neuenbürg , March 22, 2009 - May 3, 2009.
• Gaymann's cat world , Gaymann's blue chickens . Wilhelm Busch Museum , Hanover, October 2002.

Exhibitions 1987 - 2002:  until today: 

Web links

Commons : Peter Gaymann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Peter Gaymann in the catalog of the German National Library
• Peter Gaymann's Chicken Universe - Official Site
• Photos by Peter Gaymann
• The cartoonist women trust. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 9, 2010, interview
• "Humor can heal". In: Donaukurier , June 26, 2020, portrait on his 70th birthday.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Gaymann. In: Körber Foundation , October 15, 2014.
2. ↑ Editor: Gaymann under the hammer. In: Badische Zeitung , October 7, 2013, only beginning of article.
3. ↑ A grape harvest with chicken. In: Nordwest-Zeitung , October 18, 2005.
4. ↑ Michaele Gartz: Peter Gaymann: "In Cologne I never had the feeling that I wasn't wanted". In: seconds.de , July 30, 2014, interview.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Claudia Seiffert on the exhibition Don't say now: I can do that too : Human weaknesses with a wink. In: Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck , 2012, accessed on October 21, 2019.
6. ↑ Oliver Hochkeppel: Got the chicken. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 11, 2018: "His humor is always gentle, whether in human or animal form, people feel" well hit by him, but never exposed ", as one gallery owner stated."
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Barbara Fröhlich: "Humor can heal". In: Donaukurier , June 25, 2020.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Cornelia Diergardt: The regular worker in the studio. ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). In: Wiesbadener Kurier , February 20, 2006.
9. ↑ ^{a b} Wolfgang Rettig: Egg, egg, egg, winter is over. ( Memento of October 21, 2019 in the Internet Archive ). In: Forum Oelde , April 11, 2003, 17 pages, (PDF; 133 kB).
10. ↑ ^{a b} Oliver Hochkeppel: Got the chicken. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 11, 2018.
11. ^ Author page: Peter Gaymann. In: arsEdition , October 2019, accessed on October 21, 2019.
12. ↑ ^{a b} Brigitte: special postage stamps. Subject: "Cartoons by Peter Gaymann". In: philaseiten.de , February 5, 2014, accessed on October 21, 2019.
13. ↑ ^{a b} Michael Schleicher: Munich exhibition with works by the legendary cartoonist. Peter Gaymann: Out of the chicken coop. In: Münchner Merkur , April 11, 2018.
14. ↑ Peter Gaymann: Evolution made easy. The cartoonist's consolation lies in elephants and chickens. In: FAZ , June 21, 2010, page 2, beginning of the article.
15. ↑ Sebastian Obermeir: Peter Gaymann: "I have to be careful when eating chicken". In: Hallo Munich , May 25, 2019, interview.
16. ↑ Commitment. In: gaymann.de , 2020, accessed on June 26, 2020.
17. ↑ Ambassador meeting of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz eV In: gaymann.de , December 2, 2019, accessed on June 26, 2020.
18. ↑ Special stamps: Cartoons by Peter Gaymann: Happy Easter - For you. ( Memento of October 21, 2019 in the Internet Archive ). In: Federal Ministry of Finance , 2014 program.
19. ↑ ^{a b} Exhibition review: A chicken flies around the world. In: posttip.de , March 2014.
20. ↑ Johannes Breckner: “Typically Bavarian!” By Peter Gaymann. In: Oberhessische Zeitung , June 18, 2020.
21. ↑ Discussion: "Wine must go in" by Linster and Gaymann. Over 50 recipes from the star chef enriched with entertaining drawings by the cartoonist. In: Falstaff , November 26, 2015.
22. ↑ Exhibition: Peter Gaymanns virus visions. In: Buchheim Museum , June 27 - October 11, 2020.
23. ↑ Susanne Unger: Peter Gaymann gives animal pleasure. In: Südkurier , June 26, 2017.
24. ↑ Monika Seidel (media information): Chickens are only human. “Peter Gaymann's Chicken Universe” in the Museum for Communication Berlin. In: Museum for Communication Berlin , February 28, 2014, (PDF; 101 kB).
25. ↑ Exhibition: Kiss me and you'll get the remote control. In: KunstPalais Badenweiler , 2013, accessed on October 21, 2019.
26. ↑ Andrea Drescher: Off to the Ökoknusperhaus. New cartoons about old fairy tales can be seen from April 20 in the Kunstpalais in Badenweiler. In: Badische Zeitung , April 4, 2013, only beginning of article.
27. ↑ Exhibition: Chickens. In: Klappe auf , March 2012, title reference , Schloss Neuenbürg , accessed on October 21, 2019.
28. ^ Exhibition: Hanover - Exhibition in the Wilhelm Busch Museum in Hanover. ( Memento from August 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive ). In: blau-huehner.de .
29. ↑ Exhibitions 1987 - 2002: p. 13 f. (PDF) In: Forum Oelde , April 11, 2003.
30. ↑ Chronicle of exhibitions (excerpt). In: gaymann.de .