Born in the former GDR, Georg Barber has been using the pseudonym ATAK since the end of the 1980s, a punk period during which he covered the walls of East Berlin with graffiti and trained as a sign painter. Today, a leading figure in contemporary comics, a professor of illustration and the author of remarkable children’s books, ATAK uses a wide range of influences: in each drawing, in each publication, he freely interweaves eras, genres and references from art history and popular imagery.

With the Still Life for Tintin series created for Atelier Michael Woolworth, he uses the codes of the still life to host the countless objects of his personal collection (some of which are present alongside his paintings), but also takes advantage of them to erect real graphic altars dedicated to his heroes. In this new set of paintings, you will come face to face with Tintin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Hokusaï and The Clash. So many visual quotes from ATAK’s personal museum.