"I was born into a destroyed order, a destroyed landscape, a destroyed people, a destroyed society. And I didn't want to reestablish an order: I had seen enough of so-called order. I was forced to question everything, to be 'naive,' to start again."
"Baselitz's work evokes violence, grief, rage, and helplessness, tinged with the dark humor of the survivor and, as he would tell The Guardian in 2015 referencing Germany's postwar status, of 'the loser.'"
Georg Baselitz, a prominent painter, printmaker, and sculptor, passed away on April 30 at the age of eighty-eight. His art, deeply influenced by his childhood experiences during the war, addressed the trauma of German history. Baselitz was a key figure in the European Neo-Expressionist movement of the 1970s, known for his fierce brushstrokes and brutal forms. His works often depicted human figures in grotesque actions, evoking themes of violence, grief, and dark humor. Born Hans-Georg Kern in 1938, he faced a destroyed society and questioned established orders throughout his life.
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