Parade

Strawalde (born 1931) is gifted in two visual art forms: under his pseudonym, he is known as a painter; as Jürgen Böttcher, he is a director and documentary filmmaker. His painting was classified as formalist in the GDR; he was expelled from the Association of Visual Artists and, as a result, his work was scarcely exhibited in public. It was not until after reunification that he was free to pursue his artistic work. Strawalde is regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century German art history. His works are held in major museums and collections.