Rapallo (artist)

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Rapallo in the early 1990s

Rapallo (born March 2, 1951 in Baar ZG as Walter Strebel , † 2005 in the Grenchenberg area ) was a Swiss painter and cartoonist .

Life

Rapallo learned the profession of primary school teacher at the teacher training college in Zug and started drawing cartoons as a part-time job, and since 1976 full-time. These were published regularly in various magazines, including a. in Nebelspalter , in Spiegel , in Stern , in Bunte , in the Swiss youth , in Schweizer Illustrierte , in Züritipp or in Brückenbauer . From 1979 Rapallo began to work for Swiss television (including the shows Karussell and Fass ).

His works could be viewed in Holland (own studio in Amsterdam), in the Arton A gallery in Stockholm, QT-PTEC in Zug and in the Villa Val Lemme in Capriata d'Orba, Italy. Work for the public sector also left a lasting impression. So he created the documents for the traffic education of the canton Thurgau . In 2001 Rapallo designed two 70 centimes postage stamps for the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The focus of his work was mostly on humans and animals, which had to be used as projection objects for the often absurd human behavior. Most of Rapallo's painting and later also working with sculptures was self-taught. His preferred style was always the fantastic, surreal and expressionistic.

In August 2005 Rapallo disappeared while taking a walk on Grenchenberg . On May 25, 2006 he was found dead in Bettlach SO . The circumstances of his death are unclear. The police assumed suicide or an accident.

Works

Unnamed picture of Rapallo from his estate
  • 1979 RAP. Cartoons. Rapallo publishing house, Baar
  • 1979 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Rapallo publishing house, Baar
  • 1982 valerian and ivy leaf. Children's book. Verlag Schläpfer, Herisau, ISBN 3-85882-023-7
  • 1982 Mr. Immersatt from Glutton. Children's book. Verlag Schläpfer, Herisau, ISBN 3-85882-024-5
  • 1982 I think I'm wrong here. Edition Erpf, Bern and Munich, ISBN 3-256-00034-7
  • 1983 The mouse and the elephant. Cheerful cartoons. Edition Erpf, Bern and Munich, ISBN 3-256-00059-2
  • 1984 Mausi Goldzahn. Children's book. Verlag Schläpfer, Herisau, ISBN 3-85882-041-5
  • 1984 disposable. Art cartoons. Edition Erpf, Bern and Munich, ISBN 3-256-00067-3
  • 1984 Valerian and ivy leaf in the circus. Children's book. Publishing house Schläpfer, Herisau
  • 1988 Amphibious Thoughts. Nebelspalter-Verlag, Rorschach, ISBN 3-85819-123-X
  • 1991 Little Tarzan. Edition Erpf, Bern and Munich, ISBN 3-905517-25-6
  • 1993 The frog and the lucky bag. Children's book. Regenbogen-Verlag, Zurich
  • 1995 Valerian and ivy leaf in a cycling race. Children's book. Verlag Schläpfer, Herisau, ISBN 3-85882-086-5
  • 1997 Observations and Dreams 1977-97. Work catalog. Reinhardt-Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3-7245-0998-7
  • 1997 Max, the worm. Nebelspalter-Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3-85819-221-X
  • 1998 The magic wand. A fantastic story. Reinhardt-Verlag, Basel, ISBN 3-7245-0986-3

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NZZ Online: Cartoonist Rapallo found dead

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personal data
SURNAME Rapallo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Strebel, Walter (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter and cartoonist
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Baar ZG
DATE OF DEATH 2005
Place of death Grenchenberg