press 2016 Badische Zeitung from January 18, 2016 Report on United Charity Auction Painting ‘Udo Lindenberg - My Thing’ 2016 __________________________________________ The panic rocker for a good cause Carlo Büchner from Sexau is auctioning off his self-painted Udo Lindenberg picture “Mein Ding” on the unitedcharity.de platform. He would like to donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the Freiburg University Children's Hospital. Lionel Messi's jersey, breakfast with your favorite star and the Eiffel Tower from Europa Park: There are a lot of extraordinary things up for auction on the unitedcharity.de platform. What's special: The proceeds are donated to charitable projects. This has been on the platform since January 5th 50 by 60 centimeter painting “My Thing” by Carlo Büchner from Sexau is up for auction. The work, painted with acrylic on canvas, shows Udo Lindenberg with his usual dark sunglasses, hat and cigar. Estimated value: 750 euros. The idea of ​​painting the “panic rocker” came to 29-year-old Carlo Büchner two years ago. Through his collaboration with Otto Waalkes, he met Udo Lindenberg in Hamburg in 2013. Büchner, who was born in Emmendingen, has known Otto Waalkes for four years produce commercials and cartoons. Fascinated by the exceptional artist He met at an exhibition in Hamburg Udo Lindenberg: “Otto and Lindenberg exhibited in the same gallery,” says Büchner, who studied graphic design at the Academy for Communication in Freiburg. He was fascinated by the exceptional artist and decided to paint a picture of him. "I had already produced an animated film based on Lindenberg's song 'Mein Ding', why shouldn't I paint a picture of him?" At the end of 2014, the first sketches were created on a graphics tablet. This technique involves drawing digitally on a highly sensitive monitor. Büchner then takes acrylic paint and canvas to paint the sketch. “It takes me five to ten hours,” says the 29-year-old. "Acrylic paint is very rewarding. Unlike oil, it is easy to work with and dries faster." The freelance comic artist and illustrator otherwise primarily does commissioned and entertainment work. Among other things, he produced an advertising campaign for the Sparkasse Freiburg, calendars with his own drawings and commissioned paintings. He is currently working on an advertising clip for Badenova. 100 percent of the proceeds are donated It is the second time that the artist has donated one of his works to unitedcharity.de. In 2015 his picture 'Patch Adams & RAY' was auctioned for 1,550 euros. “We were able to triple the minimum price,” says Büchner. Büchner is hoping for a similarly high result from the Udo Lindenberg auction, which ends on February 5th, and is happy to be able to do good. He doesn't get any money for it, 100 percent of the income goes to him Donated to Freiburg University Children's Hospital. Unitedcharity.de has existed since 2009 and claims to be Germany's largest charity auction portal. Six employees take care of the auction, and the proceeds are donated to children and youth projects. Behind the portal are the entrepreneur Karlheinz Kögel from Waldshut-Tiengen, founder of l'tur and Media Control, and his wife Dagmar.

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