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Jonathan Meese — Jörg Immendorf (Der Bergritter naht)
Jonathan Meese

Jörg Immendorf (Der Bergritter naht)

A frenetic clash of gestural painting, collaged imagery, and resin-sealed surfaces creates a dense, almost overwhelming visual field that pulses with raw energy and chaotic symbolism. Meese channels his signature mythological theatricality into a tribute to fellow German painter Jörg Immendorff, invoking the figure of a mountain knight as both heroic archetype and art-historical phantom. The work embodies Meese's belief in art as a totalitarian, self-governing force, absorbing its subject into a turbulent cosmos of paint, text, and material excess.

Medium
oil, collage, resin on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 13, 2015

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Jonathan Meese, Jörg Immendorf (Der Bergritter naht)

A frenetic clash of gestural painting, collaged imagery, and resin-sealed surfaces creates a dense, almost overwhelming visual field that pulses with raw energy and chaotic symbolism. Meese channels his signature mythological theatricality into a tribute to fellow German painter Jörg Immendorff, invoking the figure of a mountain knight as both heroic archetype and art-historical phantom. The work embodies Meese's belief in art as a totalitarian, self-governing force, absorbing its subject into a turbulent cosmos of paint, text, and material excess.

Medium
oil, collage, resin on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark Color Palette, German Artist, Figurative Painting, Oil And Collage, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Portrait Subject, Mixed Media, Contemporary Artist, Gestural Style, Neo-Expressionism

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