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ჟან-მიშელ ბასკია 1960–1988
ამერიკელი From პარკ-სლოუპი ნეოექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 29 of 32 languages
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If you remember one Neo-expressionist ხატველი, make it ჟან-მიშელ ბასკია (1960–1988), the name behind უდებელი - თავფ skullი (Broad Collection, LA) და Hollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese. After that come ანსელმ კიფერი, საი თვომბლი, ჯულიან შნაბელი და გეორგ ბაზელიცი. Our 13 picks go from ფილიპ გასტონი (born 1913) to Chris Ofili (born 1968), from 4 countries.
How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Neo-expressionist, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.
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ამერიკელი From პარკ-სლოუპი ნეოექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 29 of 32 languages
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გერმანელი From დონაუეშინგენი ნეო-ექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 23 of 32 languages
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ამერიკელი From ლექსინგტონი აბსტრაქტული ექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 21 of 32 languages
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გერმანელი From დოიჩბაზელიცი ნეო-ექსპრესონიზმი On Wikipedia in 26 of 32 languages
Born Hans-Georg Bruno Kern on January 23, 1938, in the small German village of Deutschbaselitz, the artist who would become known to the world as Georg Baselitz was a child of profound transition and upheaval.
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კანადაელი-ამერიკელი From მონრეალი ['აბსტრაქტული ექსპრესიონიზმი', 'ნეო-ექსპრესიონიზმი'] On Wikipedia in 15 of 32 languages
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British From Manchester Punk art On Wikipedia in 10 of 32 languages
Born in Manchester, United Kingdom, Chris Ofili emerged as a transformative force within the contemporary art landscape, weaving together disparate threads of culture, religion, and materiality. The artist's early development was shaped by his education at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, periods during which he began to refine a technique characterized by intense layering and textural complexity.
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From London
He pursued formal training at Maidstone College of Art from 1971 to 1974, studying painting under the guidance of Fred Cuming. This foundational education instilled in him a strong technical base and an appreciation for artistic expression.
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გერმანელი From ვილჰელმსჰავენი Neo-ექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages
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British Printmaking, Oil painting
Richard John Spare, born in Chelmsford in 1951, embarked on a journey that would establish him as a pivotal figure in British printmaking and a celebrated artist in his own right. Following college, Spare's apprenticeship with Thomas Ross & Son proved invaluable.
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American Neo-expressionism, Glitch art
Anthony Sims, born in Southaven, Mississippi in 1998, is a contemporary artist whose work embodies a fascinating tension—a collision between raw emotional expression and meticulous technical skill. His early work demonstrated a “raw and primitive” quality, as noted by the Pinch Journal in 2018, but this rawness was always tempered by a clear sense of control and composition.
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Brazilian ['Neo-Figurative Art', 'Abstract Art']
Thiago Morales Boemeke, known as Thiago Boecan, is a rising figure in the Brazilian contemporary art scene, captivating audiences with his exploration of emptiness and the human form. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1995, Boecan’s artistic journey began with a formal education at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, followed by a degree in Graphic Design from Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo.
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ამერიკელი From ლონგ-ბიჩი კონცეპტუალური ხელოვნება და ნეო-ექსპრესიონიზმი On Wikipedia in 4 of 32 languages
Born Jennifer Losch in 1941 in the coastal environs of Long Beach, California, her early life was steeped in a unique duality of influences. Bartlett’s intellectual journey took her from the experimental atmosphere of Mills College in Oakland to the rigorous halls of the Yale School of Art and Architecture.
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| ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები | 4 |
|---|---|
| გერმანია | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| კანადა | 1 |
| 1910s | 1 |
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| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum | 2 |
|---|---|
| ბილბაოს გუგენჰაიმის მუზეუმი | 1 |
| ტოლედოს ხელოვნების მუზეუმი | 1 |
| Tate Britain | 1 |
| Kunsthaus Zürich | 1 |
| MOMA - მოდერნ არტის მუზეუმი | 1 |
| Tate Modern | 1 |
| Dortmunder U | 1 |
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ჟან-მიშელ ბასკია (#1) is first in this ranking, followed by ანსელმ კიფერი (#2) and საი თვომბლი (#3).
ჟან-მიშელ ბასკია (#1), ანსელმ კიფერი (#2), საი თვომბლი (#3), ჯულიან შნაბელი (#4) და გეორგ ბაზელიცი (#5).
The earliest-born ხატველი in this list is ფილიპ გასტონი (#6), born in 1913.
1 women are in this ranking: ჯენიფერ ბარტლეტი (#13).
Most მხატვრები in this list were born in the 1940s (3 of 13), between 1913 and 1968 overall.
The highest-ranked living მხატვრები in this list are ანსელმ კიფერი (#2), ჯულიან შნაბელი (#4), Chris Ofili (#7), Richard John Spare (#8) და რაინერ ფეტინგი (#9).
“Whether through his commanding oil paintings, his evocative sculptures, or his intricate graphic works, Baselitz has remained steadfast in his commitment to a style characterized by unsettling honesty.” — from our biography of გეორგ ბაზელიცი (#5).
The museums holding the most key works of this list are Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2), ბილბაოს გუგენჰაიმის მუზეუმი (1) და ტოლედოს ხელოვნების მუზეუმი (1).
ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები: 4 of the 13 მხატვრები in this list were born there, then გერმანია (3) და United Kingdom (2).
Our catalogue holds 545 works by these მხატვრები.
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