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13 Famous Neo-expressionist Umetnici You Should Know

If you remember one Neo-expressionist umetnik, make it Жан-Мишел Баскијат (1960–1988), the name behind Naslov: Neimenovana - Lobanja, (Broad Collection, LA) i Hollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese. After that come Anselm Kiefer, Сај Твомбли, Džulijan Šnebel i Georg Baselitz. Our 13 picks go from Filip Gaston (born 1913) to Chris Ofili (born 1968), from 6 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.

  1. Naslov: Neimenovana - Lobanja, (Broad Collection, LA) od Жан-Мишел Баскијат1Жан-Мишел Баскијат
  2. Böhmen liegt am Meer (Bohemia Lies by the Sea) od Anselm Kiefer2Anselm Kiefer
  3. Cold Stream od Сај Твомбли3Сај Твомбли

Quick facts

Neo-expressionist in a nutshell

  • 13Umetnici
  • 1913–1968Godine rođenja
  • 6Države porekla
  • 1Žene
  • 5Živi umetnici
  • 545Radovi u našem katalogu
Gradovi sa najviše rođenih
Бруклин (1), Донауешинген (1), Лексингтон (1), Bruklin (1)
Muzeji koji poseduju najznačajnija dela
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2), Tate Britain (2), Toledo Museum of Art (1), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1)
Žene na ovom spisku
Jennifer Bartlett

Meet them one by one

The 13 famous Neo-expressionist umetnici, from most famous down

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Anselm Kiefer

Nemačka From Донауешинген Neoekspresionizam On Wikipedia in 23 of 32 languages

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer predstavlja jedan od najdubljih i najprepoznatljivijih glasova neoekspresionizma, umetničkog pokreta koji je proizašao krajem 1970-ih i početkom 1980-ih kao snažna reakcija protiv strogosti minimalizma i konceptualne umetnosti. Rođen u Donaueschingen-u u Nemačkoj 1945. godine, sam Kieferov egzistencijalni trenutak neraskidivo je povezan sa posledicama Drugog svetskog rata.

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Сај Твомбли

Amerikanac From Лексингтон Apstraktni ekspresionizam On Wikipedia in 21 of 32 languages

Сај Твомбли

Nakon ranih studija kod Pierrea Daure na Univerzitetu Washington and Lee, usledila su formativna iskustva u Arts Students League of New York i Black Mountain College, gde je susreo ključne figure poput Roberta Rauschenberga, Johna Cagea i Merceja Cunninghama. Ipak, upravo je putovanje Italiji i Severnoj Africi 1952. godine sa Rauschenbergom — finansirano grantom iz Muzeja lepih umetnosti Virdinije — pokazalo se istinski transformativnim.

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Džulijan Šnebel

Američka From Bruklin Neoekspresionizam

Džulijan Šnebel

Rođen u Bruklinu 1951. godine, njegov rani život dobio je neočekivani preokret kada se njegova porodica 1965. preselila u Braunsvil u Teksas—što je bilo formativno iskustvo koje je u njemu usadilo osećaj izvanosti i fascinaciju sirovim, neukroćenim okruženjima.

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Georg Baselitz

Nemačka From Deutschbaselitz Neo-ekspresionizam On Wikipedia in 26 of 32 languages

Georg Baselitz

Rođen kao Hans-Georg Bruno Kern 23. januara 1938. godine u malom nemačkom selu Deutschbaselitz, umetnik koji će svet upoznati kao Georg Baselitz bio je dete dubokih tranzicija i previranja. Odrastajući u regionu Gornje Lužice usred doslovnog i metaforičkog ruševina Drugog svetskog rata, njegova rani svest bila je neraskidivo povezana sa temama uništenja, raseljavanja i polomljenog poretka slomljenog društva.

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Filip Gaston

Kanadsko-američka From Монтреал ['Apstraktni ekspresionizam', 'Neoekspresionizam'] On Wikipedia in 15 of 32 languages

Filip Gaston

Počeo je da crta u mladom uzrastu i pohađao srednju školu „Manual Arts“ u Los Anđelesu, gde je 1ica počeo da slika 1927. godine. Obrazovanje: Studirao je kod Frederika Džona de Sent Vejna Švankovskog, koji ga je upoznao sa evropskom modernom umetnošću, istočnim filozofijama, teozofijom i mističnom literaturom. Kasnije je prihvatio apstrakciju, postajući istaknuta figura Njujorške škole uporedo sa umetnicima kao što su Džekson Polok i Viljem de Kuning.

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Chris Ofili

British From Manchester Punk art On Wikipedia in 10 of 32 languages

Chris Ofili

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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Rainer Fetting

Nemačka From Вилхелмсхафен Neoekspresionizam On Wikipedia in 6 of 32 languages

Rainer Fetting

Rajner Feting, rođen u Vilhelmshavenu u Nemačkoj 1949. godine, predstavlja ključnu figuru u ponovnom usponu figurativnog slikarstva tokom kasnog 20. veka. Preselivši se u Berlin početkom 1970-ih, Feting je upisao Hochschule der Künste (Akademiju lepih umetnosti), studirajući pod mentorstvom profesora Hansa Jaenischa. Godine 1977, Feting je suosnivač Galerie am Moritzplatz, zajedno sa Helmutom Midendorffom, Berndom Zimmerom, Saloméom, Anne Jud i Bertholdom Schepersom.

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Richard Spare

British Printmaking, Oil painting

Richard Spare

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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Anthony Sims

American Neo-expressionism, Glitch art

Anthony Sims

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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Thiago Boecan

Brazilian ['Neo-Figurative Art', 'Abstract Art']

Thiago Boecan

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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Pictures worth knowing

Famous Neo-expressionist works to recognise

  1. Naslov: Neimenovana - Lobanja, (Broad Collection, LA) od Жан-Мишел Баскијат

    Naslov: Neimenovana - Lobanja, (Broad Collection, LA)

    Жан-Мишел Баскијат

    1981

  2. Böhmen liegt am Meer (Bohemia Lies by the Sea) od Anselm Kiefer

    Böhmen liegt am Meer (Bohemia Lies by the Sea)

    Anselm Kiefer

    1996

  3. Cold Stream od Сај Твомбли

    Cold Stream

    Сај Твомбли

    1966

  4. Ornamental Despair od Džulijan Šnebel

    Ornamental Despair

    Džulijan Šnebel

  5. Der hirte od Georg Baselitz

    Der hirte

    Georg Baselitz

  6. To Fellini od Filip Gaston

    To Fellini

    Filip Gaston

    1958

  7. The Holy Virgin Mary od Chris Ofili

    The Holy Virgin Mary

    Chris Ofili

    1996 · MoMA - Muzej moderne umetnosti, New York City

  8. Puffin Pair od Richard John Spare

    Puffin Pair

    Richard John Spare

    2010

When it happened

Neo-expressionist, step by step

  1. 1958
  2. 1966
  3. 1981
  4. 1983
  5. 1992
  6. 1996
  7. 1996
  8. 2010

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List of 13 famous Neo-expressionist umetnici to know

  1. 1Жан-Мишел БаскијатЖан-Мишел БаскијатAmerikanac · 1960–1988
  2. 2Anselm KieferAnselm KieferNemačka · rođen 1945
  3. 3Сај ТвомблиСај ТвомблиAmerikanac · 1928–2011
  4. 4Džulijan ŠnebelDžulijan ŠnebelAmerička · rođen 1951
  5. 5Georg BaselitzGeorg BaselitzNemačka · 1938–2026
  6. 6Filip GastonFilip GastonKanadsko-američka · 1913–1980
  7. 7Chris OfiliChris OfiliBritish · rođen 1968
  8. 8Richard John SpareRichard John Sparerođen 1951
  9. 9Rainer FettingRainer FettingNemačka · rođen 1949
  10. 10Richard SpareRichard SpareBritish ·
  11. 11Anthony SimsAnthony SimsAmerican ·
  12. 12Thiago BoecanThiago BoecanBrazilian ·
  13. 13Jennifer BartlettJennifer BartlettAmerička · 1941–2022

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