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Pencils, Duck And Creatures

Drawing around, inventing around, looking for shapes, all very roughly and without the goal of finalizing the drawing.

#floriansatzinger #donaldduck #exercises #dragons #monsters #pencils

A short history in pictures of ...

A short history in pictures of the development that ultimately led, along very winding paths, to 'The Six Million Dollar Car' and its 'Dark Matter Version'.

#contemporaryart #satire #caricature #thecomedian #tapedbanana #fatcar #donaldduck #mauriziocattelan #erwinwurm #ManfredDeix #pinopascali #floriansatzinger

The Six Million Dollar Car:The Dark Matter Version

Now available: 'The Dark Matter Version' of 'The Six Million Dollar Car'. A limited edition multiple original. Only 34 pieces.

After the limited edition sold out in no time at the turn of the year and the still high demand, there is now the opportunity to buy the 'The Dark Matter Version' (limited to 34 copies) for the first time; AND, for those who missed the first edition, to buy the "regular" red version in a very limited second and also final release (17 copies).

EUR 171/piece (USD 185/piece)
FREE shipping worldwide.
The sale ends on March 31st, 2025.
You can place your order (max. 2 multiples/person) VIA EMAIL ONLY by sending an email to the address below (on a first-order, first-served basis): ORDER@SATZINGERHARDENBERG.COM

Payments have to be made via bank transfer (IBAN) or Paypal and strictly net (transfer fees etc.).
(If you do not receive the order confirmation message within a few minutes, please check your Spam/Junk E-mail folder just in case the confirmation email got delivered there instead of your inbox.)

Every sheet is a multiple original. In the case of the red version, the banana on each sheet is hand-drawn by me; in the dark version, it is the jet of flame that shoots out of the rear of the car. Each sheet is unique and part of these consistent editions, limited to a number of only 34 (dark) or 17 (red) pieces. Printed on Edition Duerer® high quality textured drawing paper. Exactly the very paper I use for drawing.

About the work:
With this work I returned to one of my favorite works. The 'FAT 313'. A "fusion satire" or parody and at the same time homage to Donald Duck himself, his no less famous '313', the artists Maurizio Cattelan, Erwin Wurm, Manfred Deix and last but not least, duck father Carl Barks. In my original work (from 2020/2021), I had taped Donald Duck Cattelan's famous banana to the cap and the FAT 313, based on Erwin Wurm's fat car, simply stood fat and silent on its wheels.
Here, in this reboot of the parody, things have literally started moving, I wanted to see the FAT 313 drive. Among other things, the radiator grille now resembles a turbine engine and the banana sticks to the outside wall of the chassis to increase the value of the vehicle. Hence the title 'The Six Million Dollar Car' (6MDC).

The Dark Matter Version of the 6MDC: I followed the idea of trying to create my own alter ego version of Donald Duck. Which then led to Donald Dark. The difference to Donald's other alter egos is that he is not aware of this when he changes into the Donald Dark character. Similar to Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'. And what better way to illustrate the transformation than to extend it to the 313.

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* Edition Duerer® A4 high quality grained drawing paper, measurements are 210 mm high x 297 mm width (21 cm x 29.7 cm or 8.3 in x 11.7 in). Picture frame not included.

#contemporaryart #artparody #donaldduck #mauriziocattelan #erwinwurm #manfreddeix #carlbarks #satire #caricature #museumart #floriansatzinger #limitededition

Vehicle design at BAE Paris

Here is a small excerpt from the live demos that I did at BAE Paris. As you can clearly see, André Franquin is somehow in every one of these lines. I think no one has had more influence on the way I see and draw vehicles than him.

#beauxartsentertainment #paris #masterclass #workshop #machinerydesign #vehicles #floriansatzinger #andrefranquin #influence

100th Anniversary: The New Yorker

The New Yorker celebrated its 100th birthday on February 17th. And with it the magazine's own iconic fictional character Eustace Tilley, drawn by Rea Irvin. This drawing is one of many attempts by me to portray this character, or rather, to cite certain elements of him, in my own very own way. I wasn't quite finished with this drawing, but I just left it unfinished, on purpose. I like the scratchy nature of it. Anyway, New York cartoonist Jason Chatfield wrote a wonderful article the day before yesterday about the anniversary of this unique magazine. His text also contains a comment on my Tilley mash-ups, which of course made me very happy and makes me a little part of this special anniversary: Jason Chatfield

#eustacetilley #thenewyorker #jasonchatfield

Two Face

The end justifies the means, but what the heck is the end?

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Full Body Duck Suit

As above. And in addition, it sums up my work process surprisingly well.

#characterdesign #anatomy #drawingprocess #floriansatzinger #references

Anatomy drawing study

Yes, this study doesn't make sense, that's what happens.

#donaldduck #offmodel #anatomy #armskeleton #caricature

Sky Marshals

The drawing shows a hot air balloon made of iron, piloted by two ducks. A giant fried egg is stuck to the outside of the balloon, which serves as the national emblem of the Duckland Air Force.

#floriansatzinger #characterdesigner #IronBalloon

Duckstein

No, I don't have a beer sponsorship contract, even though the name of the brand might suggest it; I just have a dear friend who thought this would be the right "fuel" for me. Thanks, Martin!

#friendswillbefriends #giftgiving

The Strange Case of Donald Duck and Donald Dark

The undisputed superhero of my childhood was Donald Duck's alter ego Phantomias (that's what he's called in German-speaking countries), Paperinik in Italy (where he was invented), Duck Avenger in the USA, Superduck in the UK, etc. The gadgets, the super suit, the flying 313, the jump boots, the secret elevator in the wardrobe; I can still feel the enthusiasm I had for him as a child - I might have been six or seven at the time - for him today.

The best thing was that around 2010 I was even allowed to put my hand to this wonderful character for Disney.

Be that as it may, what I'm getting at is that years ago I had the idea of trying to create my own alter ego version of Donald Duck. Which then led to Donald Dark. The difference to Donald's other alter egos is that he is not aware of this when he changes into the Donald Dark character. Similar to Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". And what better way to illustrate the transformation than to extend it to the 313.
After Donald's car was recently transformed into the "Six Million Dollar Car", today it is transformed into the "313 Dark". And as always, guided by the idea of ​​having to draw it in order to be able to see it.

#donaldduck #alterego #donalddark #persiflage #artsatire #charactersatire #floriansatzinger