Comments on: Naturlich Harz sticker, 1980?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:35:59 +0000

I doubt this was released as a 3D image as suggested by Peter. If this dates back to the 80s (which I agree with) then this would have been from GDR times when this sort of nudity was pretty normal and image quality for mass produced prints pretty poor. My guess is that this might have been taken on an ORWO (= Original Wolfen) film, which I believe was the GDR equivalent of Agfa, but quality was lost when printing this en masse.
I’m from East Germany (ex-GDR) and was born in 1977, so the chances are that I might have actually owned one of those stickers when I was little – but I simply can’t remember.

Btw, I love your blog!!!!!

By: Kasia

Kasia — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:53:46 +0000

Nice website :)

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:48:23 +0000

By the style (typography, photography, makeup, hair etc.) and the qualtity (extraction of the composite elements etc.) of this artwork I would say it’s from the late 1970′s or early 1980′s

Maybe just my bad eyes, but this looks like it was originally published to be a 3D image.. the offset red and green when wearing the 3D glasses to make the image clear.
Just a thought

By: Naturlich Harz sticker, 1980?- CreepyAllOver

Naturlich Harz sticker, 1980?- CreepyAllOver — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:29:49 +0000

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By: twixraider

twixraider — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:51:37 +0000

The evil has many names, but call me Twix… thank you for running such an interesting blog, digging for related information always reveals useful stuff for my work. Red Witch is magic! Here’s some Kraut for your next love potion:

By: redwitch1

redwitch1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:01:33 +0000

Thanks again Twix (I can call you Twix can’t I?), for all the links and your feedback here and from a few weeks back: it is hugely appreciated! RW

By: twixraider

twixraider — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:50:33 +0000

Burn after reading, too, a real sexy witch (a former nun!), the pure stereotype:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonetta
There are pics and videos galore, with live action:

…and cosplay and and and.
And there’s a real role model for witches, even not the the sexy one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Hayes

By: twixraider

twixraider — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:10:42 +0000

Burn after reading, just a few more witches I’ve found:

“Die Hexe” aka “Die Braut” by Wolfgang Hutter:
http://www.allposters.de/-sp/Hexe-Poster_i1781764_.htm
The bigger version is here, unfortunally with a watermark:
http://imagecache5d.allposters.com/watermarker/41-4172-VRHUF00Z.jpg
Similar but poor style, there are more “artworks” tagged with “Hexe” there:
http://de.toonpool.com/cartoons/Hexe_12628#
A staged snapshot, but the effect is better than the standing sticker witch in shoes:
http://bilder.net/hexe,besen,frau.html

Happy wichting!

By: twixraider

twixraider — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:30:39 +0000

No need to torture Red Witch, she’s telling the truth, this odd sticker is real!
2000 would be most anachronistic. By the style (typography, photography, makeup, hair etc.) and the qualtity (extraction of the composite elements etc.) of this artwork I would say it’s from the late 1970′s or early 1980′s. Or maybe later, done by a graphic designer stuck in the past. Printed before the digital revolution in reproduction technology for sure, such a shifting of the single print colors in the final product is most rare since ages.
The slogan sounds even older, it’s kind of a historic quote now, used with an exclamation mark. It’s the answer to the question “Where to go for holidays?”, the meaning is “(To the) Harz, of course!”. Playing with the different meanings of “natürlich” is still rather popular, pick one:
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&sectHdr=on&spellToler=&search=nat%C3%BCrlich
For a non-native speaker you’ve done a most brilliant analysis of fun & pun in German advertising! :-D