Kaiser’s Camelot
Kaisers Camelot
I call this figure
Kaiser’s Camelot
Herein the meeting of collectors and historians of magic arts – which took place in the magic castle Schloss Schönfeld – has been caricatured. The magic castle has been initiated by Karl-Heinz Kaiser and offers, in addition to a small museum for magic arts, several event locations, which are regularly used for magic shows. A lot of multinational guest artists have already performed here. And this year, the meeting of collectors and historians was held there.
I have depicted the castle as a secret place for rituals, just like King Arthurs Camelot. All top hats have to wait outside and all “weapons” (wands) are put on the round table, aiming towards the middle. The figureheads for the German-speaking collectors and historians are gathering round the flying table. All uniform dressed in robes, this mage lodge!
Clockwise from right bottom: Karl Heinz Kaiser, Flip, Magic Christian, Rüdiger Deutsch, Volker Huber, Steffen Taut. The seventh person prefers to remain incognito and stays outside the picture. See the guy in the window in the upper right corner? This is Christian Knudsen, the new paparazzo of the journal. Non-depicteds are looking through the first floor windows and all of them are occupied.
All attendees admire Deutschs` new floating and fuming magic lantern. No clue who brought these wind-up bunnies. Surely, these magic castles have ghosts and rats,…
This cartoon was the title page of the journal ‚Magische Welt‘ 2/2010, so you do not have to cut it but rather stick the whole journal on the wall.
The magic castle really exist: www.daszauberschloss.de
(Leinwand auf Keilrahmen 60 x 80 cm)
Caisers Camelot hängt heute in Kaisers Camelot
Victor Lazarro
Victor Lazarro - Der Becherspieler
I call this picture
The shell man
Victor Lazarro claims to have had a passionless and uneventful childhood, until his grandfather finally gave him a deck of cards.
Big patience and the love to his 52 obedient friends earned him several awards and prizes. After his criminalistics studies he got more and more interested in card sharping. On study trips to North and Middle America he got acquainted to this dangerous art and lived for a longer time in Mexico.
Back in Germany he went underground in Leipzig and shortly after moved to the capital Berlin under a false name. He was founding member of the Close-Up-Clubs there and worked on more programs.
A few years later, he established himself with his CasinoMagicShow on the German Gala market.
Since then he is one of the best booked Event- Card Sharp in exquisite pokerclubs, casinos and hotels.
His favourite trick, in addition to the poker cards is the shell game for which I caricatured him with the threat of Greek Euro bills (Yes, I am bribable).
See his current autograph card. This picture has been issued in 300 dpi, 40 by 40 cm. Poster could also be printed based on it.
Victor Lazarro really exist: www.lazarro.de
Joshua Jay
Joshua Jay - Der Chefrezensent
I call this figure
The Headcritic
Joshua Jay is one of the most famous close up- and cards magician world-wide. In his younger years, he gained fame for publishing his book: ‚Magic – The complete course‘. A vast number of workshops made him travel the world. For several years he has been writing a column for the American journal MAGIC, published in Las Vegas. He reviews tricks there. Many tricks. In fact: he reviews tricks like on a assembly line. This gave the reason to caricature him. As headcritic of MAGIC he works in his office in Las Vegas at the floating assembly line and reviews with his wand the latest tricks. Many things end up in the trash, a few things are possibly viable. A little is his column worth and even less, only the exquisite diamonds go to his own top head. The big archetype for all American magicians –Dai Vernon- hangs on the wall, next to his book. It figures, I have equipped the excellent magician with tophat and tails in the American colours.
This cartoon has been published in the „Magische Welt“ 2/2010 full page to cut it out. So you can hang it over your bed or slot it into your cardstack.
Joshua Jay really exist: www.joshuajay.com
Dibond – 30 x 40 cm
Nikolai Friedrich
Nikolai Friedrich - Der Monapuzzler
I call this figure:
Mister Mona`s Puzzle
Nikolai Friedrich is a multiple times awarded best performer at world championship of magic and is the most successful German mentalist by far. He is also member of the group ‚The flicking fingers‘, he has been honoured with the Siegfried & Roy Award in Las Vegas and has also been magician of the year. His showpiece, which he performed at word championship, is Mona Lisa’s Puzzle – strictly spoken – her smile. One spectator chooses one of thousands of jigsaw pieces and this is Mona Lisa’s smile. This is what he gained fame for. So remarkable that David Copperfield himself bought this trick. Furthermore, Nicolai Friedrich has been finalist of the TV show ‚The next Uri Geller‘. Currently he tours throughout Germany with a full-length mental show.
But how to caricature a man who has been awarded so often? Having such a broad repertoire? Requiring a shrine for all his prizes and trophies?
You just hide all this stuff behind a curtain:-) and give him the possibility to present the essential: The one thing he owes so much to. The one thing every magician associates him with: Mona Lisa’s Smile.
I dressed him up with tails and tophat, but this little rascal spirits it behind the curtain.
So get a load of that: Nicolai in his birthday suit – ok, nearly… but at least exactly the way he likes it.
This cartoon has been published in the trade magazine „Magische Welt“ 3/2010. Find a full page ready to cut it out so that you can hang it up over your bed or behind the curtain.
Nikolai Friedrich really exist: www.nikolai-friedrich.de
Dibond – 30 x 40 cm
Topas & Roxanne
Topas & Roxanne - Die Schaumschwebhairstylisten
I call this cartoon
Levitating Stylist in Soap and Hair
Topas is one of the most famous German magicians. He achieved the world title in the supreme discipline ‚manipulation‘ at a very young age. Whilst his schoolmates spent their time in discos, he performed in Las Vegas, toured with his art throughout America and – believe it or not – played for the royal family in Monaco. One day he even required a warehouse for his prizes and trophies. He also featured a Til Schweiger film. Once upon a time he met a witch and fell in love with her, that’s the way it is. She is a highly decorated worldclass magician, too: Roxanne. They beat the event market together and are on the international stage with several full-length illusion and comedy programs to date. The two created various unique illusions.
I have tried to present one of their biggest brainchilds. Topas levitates in his solo with a keyboard. He wears a blue jacket (which he still uses to wear) in his worldclass routine and produces sunglasses and some cheesy little bells (that he just hid in it before). In my cartoon he is equipped with tails, wand and tophat… of course. Proudly showing his golden decoration of the International Federation of Magic Societies (FISM).
Presenting his latest routine – the so called Foam Illusion – in which Roxanne appears out of foam.
Roxanne herself has a fantastic change performance. She creates different hair styles out of her long mane and thus depicting different characters. Whilst Topas – mother nature was not that generous – avails himself of hers in the picture. Be honest, this is better than a rug.
We all got to stay young… which leads us to another number: the playroom. In this box illusion – on which he is very proud of – dozens of boxes appeared out of one speaker and at the end – who might have guessed – Roxanne. See her wearing the black and red dress. However, her true personality is initially revealed in the shadow. She has an award-winning solo as a spiderwoman and Topas lifts her up. One day they discovered their love for pug dogs, who are also part of the show. Hope, I did not miss on anything…
This cartoon has been published in the trade magazine „Magische Welt 1/2010“. Find a full page ready to cut it out so that you can hang it up over your bed or behind the TV.
Topas & Roxanne really exist: www.topasmagic.de.
Dibond – 30 x 40 cm
