Artist: Schoko Casana Rosso
Technique: Printmaking
From the Exhibition “Sacredness of the Wildlife” who was take place in Athens Greece in April 2008, curated from Aristotelis Triantis and Vlassis Rassias.
In Memorial
Real Name Christian Mildbrandt, artist name Schoko Casana Rosso (* 10 January 1960 in Berlin; † 26 September 2014 in Berlin), was a German graphic artist and illustrator.
In his youth, Milbrandt worked in various fields, such as as a Jiu-Jitsu trainer (4th Dan holder) and as a salsa dancer. He began working as an illustrator and visual artist in 1979 after graduating from high school. From 1980 onwards, he organized solo exhibitions and took part in exhibitions. In 1982 and 1983, he was co-editor of the graphic magazine 25. From 1984, he worked as an illustrator for the Rolf A. Burkart publishing house. From 1993, he worked for the publisher’s artist magazine artischocke.
In 1994 he began producing his own artist books. He published artist books with Corvinus Presse, for example together with Peter Wawerzinek and Heinrich Ost. He was also active in the field of mail art.
He remained a trainer in the First Berlin Judo Club 1922 eV ( EBJC ) until his death. His grave is in Schöneiche near Berlin (Friedhof Friedensaue).
His estate is located in the Berlin State Library – Prussian Cultural Heritage.
Workshops
Peter Wawerzinek: I DYL AN I, prose text, with eight two-coloured and two monochrome linocuts by Schoko Casana Rosso, translated by Mitch Cohen, Berlin, Corvinus, 2014, ISBN 978-3-942280-31-0.
Peter Wawerzinek ICH DYL AN ICH, prose text, with six two-coloured and two single-coloured linocuts by Schoko Casana Rosso, Berlin, Corvinus, 2014, ISBN 978-3-942280-30-3.
Heinrich Ost: In the dragonfly cemetery with four color linocuts by Schoko Casana Rosso, Berlin, Corvinus, 2015, ISBN 978-3-942280-32-7.
web links
Literature by and about Christian Mildbrandt in the catalogue of the German National Library.
Literature by Schoko Casana Rosso in the GVK.
Schoko Casana Rosso: Art of Schoko Casana Rosso. In: Homepage. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015; accessed on January 23, 2017.
Schoko Casana Rosso (1960-2014). International Union of Mail-Artists (IUOMA), accessed on 29 June 2015.
individual references
Vita data from: Flyer for exhibitions in the gallery in the Müritz-Sparkasse, 23 June to 8 September 2015 (Röbel/Müritz), 12 October to 20 November 2015 (Waren/Müritz), see: Schoko Casana Rosso. Pirckheimer-Gesellschaft, 20 June 2015, accessed on 27 June 2015.
Authors/Artists. Corvinus Presse, archived from the original (no longer available online) on October 6, 2007; accessed on June 27, 2015.
Christian Mildbrandt (Schoko). EBJC, 26 September 2015, accessed on 27 June 2015 .
Scenico Art Mag 