Günther Uecker counts among the most popular German artist personalities of the post-war era.
Followed by his studies at art academies in Wismar, East Berlin and Düsseldorf, the first "Nagelbilder" [Nail Images] were made as early as in 1957, which subtly play with effects of Kinetics and Op Art. Up until today the have made major contributions to the popularity of Günter Uecker. The nail picture's toiling and monotonous process of creation is also a form a meditation - an aspect that also characterizes the concept of art of the group ZERO, which Günther Uecker joine in 1961. Graphic prints occupy a special and independent segment in the work complex of Günther Uecker's oeuvre.
Günther Uecker, who participated in the documenta several times, as well as in the famous exhibition "nul" in the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum in 1962, was honored with numerous national and international exhibitions. He was awarded the Federal Cross fo Merit (1985) and the Order Pour le mérite for Science and Art (2000).