Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Thomas Bayrle — 5 Nonnen [5 Nuns]
Thomas Bayrle

5 Nonnen [5 Nuns]

1987

Thomas Bayrle's "5 Nonnen" (1968) exemplifies his Pop Art approach by transforming religious figures into repetitive, mechanized forms that critique both mass production and institutional structures. The work employs serialization and commercial printing techniques to reduce the nuns to standardized, interchangeable units, reflecting Bayrle's characteristic interrogation of consumer culture and conformity through everyday imagery. By applying industrial aesthetic strategies to sacred subject matter, the artist destabilizes conventional reverence and exposes the dehumanizing effects of modern systems.

🔨 Auction Lot

New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art

February 28, 2025

Lot 42

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Thomas Bayrle, 5 Nonnen [5 Nuns], 1987

Thomas Bayrle's "5 Nonnen" (1968) exemplifies his Pop Art approach by transforming religious figures into repetitive, mechanized forms that critique both mass production and institutional structures. The work employs serialization and commercial printing techniques to reduce the nuns to standardized, interchangeable units, reflecting Bayrle's characteristic interrogation of consumer culture and conformity through everyday imagery. By applying industrial aesthetic strategies to sacred subject matter, the artist destabilizes conventional reverence and exposes the dehumanizing effects of modern systems.

Year
1987
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Playful Irreverence, 20th Century, Digital Collage, Mixed Media, Religious Figures, Pop Art, Repetition, Contemporary, Satirical

More works by Thomas Bayrle