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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
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A Close Look at neo-expressionist Art
A resurgence of interest in Expressionism, Pop art, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and other movements gained steam among artists of the 1970s and ’80s, in part as a reaction to the austerity of the prevailing minimalism and Conceptual art of the era. A decadent, bold and brash art style called Neo-Expressionism saw painters returning to figural representation, creating highly textured works that were imbued with intensely personal narratives.
Neo-Expressionist paintings are sensuous in nature and highly subjective in meaning. Expressive brushwork, highly pigmented colors and layered forms and materials lent sculptural attributes to the work and were used to depict symbolic narratives from history, mythology and the artist’s personal experience.
Prominent figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat led the Neo-Expressionist movement in the United States with paintings and prints that were raw, emotional and often violent in nature. In Germany, Die Neuen Wilden (the “New Fauves”) was the name given to a group of postwar artists that included the likes of sculptor Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter, a painter and photographer who explored the possibilities of both abstraction and realism, sometimes in a single piece. The work of the New Fauves — labeled as such for its return to Fauvism’s textured brushwork and use of vibrant colors — shares commonalities with Neo-Expressionism, and Baselitz was a pioneer of the movement in Europe. In addition, Willem de Kooning’s pulsating action paintings and Julian Schnabel’s experimentation with the materiality of paintings also took shape during this period.
“I was trying to make paintings different from the paintings that I saw a lot of at the time, which were mostly minimal, and they were highbrow and alienating, and I wanted to make very direct paintings that most people would feel the emotion behind when they saw them,” said Basquiat.
Neo-Expressionism generated some polarizing opinions, with some celebrating the revival of personal subjectivity in art while others criticizing the movement for being too commercially driven and nostalgic. But most experts agree that Neo-Expressionism was a huge commercial success and culturally impactful, paving the way for the postmodern work of artists like Richter and Sigmar Polke.
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Finding the Right figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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