Neo-Expressionism and it's artists

So, as stated Neo-expressionism was in reaction to the conceptual and minimalist movement of the 1950's, 60's andinto the earlier 1970's. An example of a minimalist painting from this time for comparsion reasons will be shared.

                                       Pagosa Springs - 1960's - By Frank Stella
                               

  Pablo Piscasso has been credited with being a large icon for the Neo-expressionism movement. His later works in particular between 1968 up until his death in 1971 served as the jumping point from which many Neo-expressionist artists took inspiration.

Neo-Expressionist art can be described as raw, rough, agressive and even violent.
An example of Pablo Picasso's later work includes the
Rembrandtesque Figure and Cupid (1969)



Georg Baselitz, is a German painter and one of the premier and first Neo-expressionist artists. In the 1970s, Baselitz was part of a group of Neo-Expressionist German artists, focusing on deformation, the power of subject and the vibrancy of the colors. He became famous for his upside-down images. He is seen as a revolutionary painter as he draws the viewer’s attention to his works by making them think and sparking their interest. The subject of the paintings were not as important as the painting's visual inerest.

 In 1977 Baselitz made his first linocuts. The pliable linoleum surface allows for a more fluid lines. He worked on a large scale, and used oil paints, blurring the boundaries of his artwork. His choices in subject matter usually were graphic. The method he utilizes is layering paints atop one another in a gradual, unplanned manner. Each layer of paint obliterating the next.

                         Untitled Linocut - 1977 ~ Baselitz