Anselm Kiefer Attic Paintings

This is evident in the work of anselm kiefer whose attic scene quaternity is part of our permanent collection.

Anselm kiefer attic paintings.

Anselm kiefer born 8 march 1945 is a german painter and sculptor. Anselm kiefer critically engages with myth and memory referencing totems of german culture and collective history. The setting for this painting is kiefer s attic studio. This motif of the interior was a recurring subject throughout kiefer s work of the 1970s as in his series of attic paintings.

View anselm kiefer s 909 artworks on artnet. Born at the close of world war ii anselm kiefer reflects on and critiques the myths and chauvinism that propelled the german third reich to power. Artwork page for parsifal i anselm kiefer 1973 the parsifal cycle comprises four large paintings of which three are owned by tate. With wagnerian scale and ambition his paintings depict the ambivalence of his generation toward the grandiose impulse of german nationalism and its impact on history.

The titles refer to richard wagner s last opera parsifaland its source in a 13thcentury romance by wolfram von eschenbach which was based on the legend of the holy grail. He studied with joseph beuys and peter dreher during the 1970s. Indeed in art as well as literature attics often represent metaphysical spaces. List of works all artworks by date 1 10.

His works incorporate materials such as straw ash clay lead and shellac the poems of paul celan have played a role in developing kiefer s themes of german history and the horror of the holocaust as have the spiritual concepts of kabbalah. He studied with peter dreher and horst antes end of the 1960s. Anselm kiefer is a german artist who has explored his country s postwar identity history and mythology throughout his career. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices.

See available paintings works on paper and photographs for sale and learn about the artist. Much like vincent van gogh s portraits of his bedroom these interiors reflect the psyche of the artist and the nation imbuing the spectator with a distinct emotional response. This motif of the interior was a recurring subject throughout kiefer s work of the 1970s as in his series of attic paintings. Much like vincent van gogh s portraits of his bedroom these interiors reflect the psyche of the artist and the nation imbuing the spectator with a distinct emotional response.

Born a few months before hitler s suicide kiefer belonged to a. Anselm kiefer born 8 march 1945 is a german painter and sculptor. Learn about the broad collection artist anselm kiefer. An ascent into this space can be translated as a descent into one s own psyche.