Fasnachtshelge "Rock n' Roll"
1957
unspecified
From the collection of Archaeology and Museum Baselland
1957
unspecified
From the collection of Archaeology and Museum Baselland
Dominant colour
Fasnachtshelge "Rock n' Roll" is a 1957 unspecified by Max Rickenbacher-Hufschmid, depicting Ethnology, held at Archaeology and Museum Baselland.
This painting shows a bold, colorful figure with exaggerated features—big lips, a red wig, and oversized earrings. She’s dressed in a teal and purple outfit, sitting with one leg stretched out and the other bent. Inside her body, there’s a bright yellow bird with a black eye, almost like a hidden secret. The background is filled with wild, scribbled text in German, mixing jokes and nonsense words. The bird inside the figure is a playful twist, turning the body into a kind of puzzle. The text around her reads like a mix of song lyrics and silly headlines, making the whole scene feel lively and strange. If you like this kind of quirky, mixed-up art, check out the Museum of Ethnography.
Max Rickenbacher-Hufschmid spent years drawing the same carnival clowns in Basel’s back alleys.
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