Neo Expressionism
About
Neo Expressionism is a movement in painting that emerged in the late 1970s and gained popularity in the early 1980s as a reaction against conceptual and minimalist art.
It is characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials. The paintings are typically on a large scale, rapidly executed, and display a raw, expressive approach to their materials. Objects such as straw or broken crockery may be embedded in the paint surface. Subject-matter is usually figurative but often infused with a spirit of pessimism.
The movement was inspired by German and American painters giving it particular success in those countries. American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is the name most commonly attributed to neo expressionism.
See some notable neo expressionist work in the gallery below.
Gallery
Moses and the Egyptians
Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982
Supper in Dresden
Georg Baselitz, 1983
Untitled
Jiri Dokoupil, 1984
Man from Naples
Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1982
Der Ausgang - Karl
Georg Baselitz, 1987
Painter in Bed
Philip Guston, 1973