Resources on Wilfried Sätty: Architect of Alternate Realities

A Guide to the Visionary Art and Legacy of Wilfried Sätty

Detail from one of Sätty’s “Overprint” poster series. 1970.

Explore the following resources to delve into the extraordinary world of Wilfried Sätty (1939–1982), a trailblazing artist who left an indelible mark on the art world. Sätty brought alternate realities to life through his visionary work. Born in Bremen, Germany, he became a defining figure in San Francisco’s counterculture, transforming collage into a vivid medium for surrealist dreams and historical storytelling. From the free-spirited 1960s to the reflective 1980s, Sätty’s work embodied the turbulent energy of his era and established a timeless standard for visionary art.

Official Website: www.sattyart.com

Articles & Biographies

• The Annex Galleries - Wilfried Satty Bio

• feuilleton biographical article

• FoundSF article about the scene at Satty’s apartment

• Transneural article about Satty

• IWantYou magazine article about Satty

• Satty’s Bohemian Palace

• Satty: San Francisco's Visionary Collage Artist, Copyright 2008 by Jim Harter

Books and Publications

• The Annotated Dracula, illustrated by Satty

• The Cosmic Bicycle, by Satty

• The Illustrated Poe, illustrated by Satty

• Visions of Frisco, by Satty

• Time Zone, by Satty

• The Hasheesh Eater, illustrated by Satty

Websites & Galleries

• Visual Melt: Wilfried Sätty

• Wilfried Sätty - Wikipedia

• Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco collection of Wilfried Satty

• Piece at San Jose Museum of Modern Art

• MutualArt Satty collection and biography

• Oakland Museum of California exhibit -All of Us or None: Social Justice Posters of the San Francisco Bay Area March 31 – August 19, 2012

• Invaluable.com image gallery

• WhoKilledBambi.co short article and image gallery

• Book review of Illustrated Poe by Satty

• Flashbak full article and image gallery

Miscellaneous

• Interview of friends about Wilfried Satty including David Singer, Walter Medeiros and Mark Twain Beherens

• Article clips about Wilfried Satty collected on Zpub

• List of Films, Exhibitions Lectures and Books

• Book review of the Annotated Dracula Illustrated by Satty

• How a Small-Town Navy Vet Created Rock's Most Iconic Surrealist Posters

• Tumbler blog article and image gallery

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About the Author
Ryan Medeiros is a designer, artist, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. As co-executor of the Walter Medeiros/Wilfried Sätty estate, he is dedicated to preserving and sharing Sätty’s remarkable legacy.