Walter Maurer (artist)

Walter Helmut Maurer (born March 20, 1942 in Dachau, Bavaria, Germany) is a German designer and artist.

Walter Maurer
Walter Maurer (1981)
Born20 March 1942 (1942-03-20)
Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationCarl Goessl Private College of Arts Munich (Graph.-Des.), Chamber of Crafts Munich (Master)
Known forPainting, designing, modern art
Notable work
Für den Frieden. (For Peace.), Come Together
MovementCubism, expressionism
AwardsBadge of Honour of the Bundeswehr[1]

Maurer is best known for having painted many of the cars in the BMW Art Car series.[2]

In his artworks, he often explains ethic issues against racism and extremism. He was also an artistic partner of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, César Manrique and Frank Stella.[3][4][5][6] He also competed in motorsport in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, Supercup, and World Sportscar Championship.

References
  1. "FK_20080320_01" (in German). Luftwaffe.de. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  2. "Zeitzeugen des BMW M1". Bmw-m1-club.de. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. "Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design". Konstantin-grcic.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  4. "Zeitzeugen des BMW M1". Bmw-m1-club.de. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. "Grcic collaborated with famed painter Walter Maurer, who assisted Andy Warhol and Frank Stella on their art cars produced for BMW in the 1970′s. Maurer created all of the graphics for the tables with individual coats of lacquer sprayed by hand." http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/automotive-manufacturing-and-racing-inspire-furniture.html
  6. "2012 BMW Art Cars in Shoreditch". Bolide. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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