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Jonathan Meese — Nashkätzchen's Menschenzunge des Bananenfroschkaisers Durstys
Jonathan Meese

Nashkätzchen's Menschenzunge des Bananenfroschkaisers Durstys

2008

A sprawling triptych of oil paint and photographic collage, Jonathan Meese's work erupts with his characteristic frenetic energy, layering fragmented imagery, bold gestural strokes, and raw textual interventions across three interconnected canvases. The composition pulses with the artist's signature mythological phantasmagoria, fusing absurdist iconography with an almost ritualistic intensity that blurs the boundary between figuration and chaos. Meese constructs a dense, hallucinatory universe in which language, power, and primal archetypes collapse into one another, demanding total surrender to the reign of art.

Medium
oil and photo collage on canvas, in 3 parts

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Jonathan Meese, Nashkätzchen's Menschenzunge des Bananenfroschkaisers Durstys, 2008

A sprawling triptych of oil paint and photographic collage, Jonathan Meese's work erupts with his characteristic frenetic energy, layering fragmented imagery, bold gestural strokes, and raw textual interventions across three interconnected canvases. The composition pulses with the artist's signature mythological phantasmagoria, fusing absurdist iconography with an almost ritualistic intensity that blurs the boundary between figuration and chaos. Meese constructs a dense, hallucinatory universe in which language, power, and primal archetypes collapse into one another, demanding total surrender to the reign of art.

Medium
oil and photo collage on canvas, in 3 parts
Year
2008
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Multi-Panel Format, Oil And Collage, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, Photo Collage, Figurative Art, Chaotic Imagery, Neo-Expressionism, Raw Energy

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