Bernd Pohlenz, caricaturist deluxe and the King of ’Toons, well-known in Berlin and throughout Germany, is currently causing an international sensation with toonpool.com.
He sketches all of them sharply and cleverly: the rich and powerful, the movers and shakers. His works are not only suitable for the departing chief executive’s day of reckoning or for the sprightly stepmother’s special day. Germany’s former chancellor Gerhard Schröder bought his own Pohlenz original as long ago as 2003.
Career:
From 1983 to 1990, cartoonist at TRANSATLANTIK (1/1 and double page). Since 1983, artist at TIP magazine (regular cartoon feature in colour, 40 front covers, posters, cinema trailers, adverts).
From 1990 to 2003, illustrator at theTAGESSPIEGEL (approx. 2 000 cartoons, caricatures, illustrations, thereof 350 colour cartoons published weekly in large format as independent editorial and classified contributions; 1/1 page supplement titles in Berlin and nordic format, approx. 600 daily political caricatures, twelve-column caricatures over 72 cm double page spreads, advertisements).
From 1989 until present, illustrator at the HANNOVERSCHE ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG (approx. 2 500 cartoons, supplement titles, logos, promos, vignettes; since 1991 continuing series "Wochenend-Cartoon", current size, six-column).
Further cartoons published between 1985 and 2006 in: Playboy, Penthouse, Lui, Capital, Die Zeit and Zeitmagazin, Wiener, Eulenspiegel, w&v - werben und verkaufen (series), Amica, Westfälischer Anzeiger (series), Badische Zeitung (series), Stern, Diners Club Magazine Austria, Nebelspalter (Switzerland), Berliner Zeitung, Freies Wort (Suhl), Berliner Morgenpost, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.
Since 2004, illustrator at the DEUTSCHE RUNDSCHAU (Canada, German language, published in 140 countries).
Three books by Bernd Pohlenz (published by Diogenes, Rowohlt, Argon) and many book illustrations.
Prize awarded for a film poster (Berlin Film Festival) in the USA (Key Art Award Hollywood) and for a caricature at the “Deutscher Preis für die politische Karikatur“ (German Prize for Political Caricature).
Editorial contributions at ZDF (entertainment) and DoRo-Filmproduktion (Dolezal/Rossacher, Vienna), jury member at the TV festival "Die Goldene Rose von Montreux".
Own exhibition at WILHELM-BUSCH-MUSEUM (Hannover), tri-annual permanent exhibition the MARITIM PRO ARTE HOTEL (Berlin Friedrichstraße); countless other exhibitions in places such as Berlin, Hamburg, Bielefeld, Düsseldorf, Hannover, Frankfurt am Main and Westerland/Sylt amongst others.
Commissions by businesses and institutions: VORWERK (annual report / cartoons), COMMERZBANK AG (advertisements), VERBAND DER BAUINDUSTRIE FÜR NIEDERSACHSEN (Expo campaign), GOTHAER VERSICHERUNGEN (calendar / cartoons), STIFTUNG DEUTSCHE KINEMATHEK (magazine front cover), IG BERGBAU CHEMIE ENERGIE (magazine cover, series, advertisements), ZAPF TRANSPORTE, INSTITUT FÜR AUSLANDSBEZIEHUNGEN Stuttgart (poster, catalogue front cover), ABB / ASEA BROWN BOVERI (magazine front cover), DEUTSCHE BAHN AG (ICE customer magazine with 42 colour cartoons, poster and exhibition), ), DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK (120 cartoons as permanent exhibits for the Deutsche Geld- und Notenbankmuseum Frankfurt am Main).
For the Internet: ACE/Autoclub Europa (e-Cards in colour), ZEIT-Online (e-Cards), DMV/Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung (colour cartoons), JAMBA (mobile phone logos), HANDY.de (Bertelsmann; mobile phone logos), WALLSTREET-ONLINE/Thread (250 Internet cartoons).
Since 2003, lectureship at the BTK / Berliner Technische Kunstschule (Graphic Design). Member of the Verein Berliner Künstler (Berlin Artists Association). Sale of an original to Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in 2003.
Since 2006, illustrator at the HANDELSBLATT, KÖLNER STADT-ANZEIGER and the RHEINISCHE POST. Special award at the STUTTGART AWARD 2006 and 30 colour editorial cartoons for the World Cup 2006 (HANNOVERSCHE ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG, NEUE PRESSE, LEIPZIGER VOLKS-ZEITUNG).