Til Mette
Gotthard-Tilmann Mette (born October 28, 1956 in Bielefeld , known as Til Mette ) is a German cartoonist and painter .
He graduated from high school in Bielefeld . He studied history and art in Bremen , where he co-founded taz Bremen in 1985 . He lived in New York with his wife and two daughters from 1992 and has been based in Hamburg again since 2006. Mette mostly devotes herself to current topics from society and politics, which are published in the weekly magazine Stern - exclusively since 1995. Til Mette's brother Veit Mette is artistically active as a photographer.
After Til Mette, political cartoons are increasingly attacked. He sees this as a threat to liberal society.
Prizes and awards
- 2002 German Caricature Award in bronze
- 2009 German Caricature Award in Gold
- 2013 German cartoon prize , 1st prize in the professional category
- 2016 German Prize for Political Caricature 2015 in bronze
- 2018 German Caricature Award : Winged pencil for the best overall performance
- 2019 German Caricature Award: Audience Award
Web links
- Literature by and about Til Mette in the catalog of the German National Library
- What can caricature do? - Debate with Til Mette and Miriam Wurster
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Leftists like to censor", Der Freitag , No. 28, July 11, 2019. P. 13
- ↑ A Bielefeld in New York ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Stern.de of November 9, 2001
- ↑ "Leftists like to censor", Der Freitag, No. 28, July 11, 2019. P. 13
- ^ Winner of the German Karikaturenpreis.de
- ↑ List of winners
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mette, Til |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mette, Gotthard-Tilmann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cartoonist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bielefeld |