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In 1976 Gerhard Richter, acclaimed author of realistic paintings and works on historical themes , planned a series of activities under the common name " Abstract Painting » (Abstraktes Bild). The technique used in the " White" (1988 ), is to scrape off and re- applied to the individual layers of paint. This creates an unpredictable combination of colors , and the result is a work in which a seemingly calm surface of the canvas is never-ending game of colors between the dark and lighter shades of gray, pitch pattern , creating the overall integrity . The central theme of the "White" is the study of the interaction of light and dark , the lack of availability and the colors are symbolic .

main theme of creativity Basquiat was the figure of a man , it was the perfect way to combine the artist's curriculum vitae with references to contemporary culture and African-American history . The painting " Untitled ", created in 1981, depicts an unknown man torso . The figure is located in the center of the composition and painted carelessly and disproportionately , in a typical Basque primitive style . Recognizable style of the artist can be seen in the whole picture , especially in the use of bold scarlet , metallic gray and bright yellow colors , these techniques speak of him as a follower of abstract expressionism. Face shapes deliberately rough, devoid of personality and looks like a primitive mask with an unusually large round mouth and sharply defined eyes.

Peter Fischl and David Weiss worked in the genre of video art show, sculpture, installation and photography. The objects of their work , they chose everyday objects , but endowed them with anthropomorphic features. The work "The Raft " (1982 ) is made of polyurethane foam and is a homemade raft of supposedly wooden planks , loaded skulls , wooden carvings , chair of the XVI century , a gun and a hard place , most surprisingly, a large sculpture of a pig and eight piglets sucking milk. These objects appear to be fragments of a raft of different eras and leaving times - a small colony, which is the current, it's the wrong kind of Noah's ark .

Anselm Kiefer belongs to a generation of artists of postwar Germany , who were involved in the definition of national identity, as well as looking for ways to deal with the consequences of the Holocaust. Kiefer's monumental work in the genres of painting, sculpture and photography - is a response to the historical narratives of the time. "Samson and Delilah " (2011) - indicative of the work of the recent series of paintings by artist Alkahest. A modern interpretation of the biblical story of the same name demonstrates the ability to create complex metaphors Kiefer , including multiple layers of collective memory .

Powerful , dynamic and complex , the famous images of butterflies, created by los Angeles-based artist Marc Grotyanom - is full of energy and vibrant colors of cloth, which , however, clearly shows the influence of pop art and minimalism. These paintings represent a research perspective, double and multi-dimensional vanishing point . " Untitled ( Orange Butterfly on a green ) " (2003 ) combines nature and culture in the merger of design and expression . The painting depicts the major diverging parallel lines , applying a thick layer of red- orange paint .

student of Gerhard Richter at the Düsseldorf Art Academy , Thomas Schutte learned to experiment with painting and since then has put a lot of work in different techniques . "Six Spirits" (1995 ) demonstrates the creative solidity inherent in the works of the artist, is an example of sculptures that make up the series of works " Perfume ". Ghostly , elusive and expressive, they are funny and sinister at the same time , employees reflect different states of mind .

Abstraction in the works Tauba Auerbach - a large-scale integrative way of combining modern technology and pop culture. Hypnotic and attractive folded fabric Auerbach designed to explore what the artist herself calls "the dimension 2.5 " - a cross between a flat two-dimensional canvas onto which the image and the three-dimensional illusions that it creates .

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