Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) is a renowned German painter and sculptor who is known for his nonconformist expression, which he developed amidst the East-West divide of a trauma ridden Post-War...
Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) is a renowned German painter and sculptor who is known for his nonconformist expression, which he developed amidst the East-West divide of a trauma ridden Post-War Germany. His work is visibly characterized by vibrant colors, evident brushstrokes, and the incorporation of the folkloric subject matter. Existentialism, ‘Art Brut’, and mental illness were major themes seen throughout his work. They were painted upside down, and displayed in the same way he painted them, in order to emphasize the madness he saw occur with his country’s atrocities in World War II. His provocative work and candidness on the behaviors of society have made him a polarizing art figure in the art world. Baselitz's works reside at museums such as the Guggenheim, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Berlinsche Galerie, among others.