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DiaporamaHeroic Symbols
Neo-Expressionism
1969
16.0 x 16.0 cm
Anselm Kiefer (1945 –)
Explore Anselm Kiefer's monumental paintings & sculptures confronting German history & trauma. Known for ash, straw & powerful symbolism, his work is a visceral experience.
This work derives from Kiefer’s staged photographs of 1969. In a provocation beyond the illicit subject matter, the artist chose the ironic title "Heroic Symbols" after a 1943 article published in the National Socialist Party propaganda journal Art of the German Reich, which promoted the importance of presenting the national heroism of the past to the citizens of Nazi Germany. Kiefer paired his self-portrait with another watercolor of a luminous blue sky stippled with watery red dots, which according to the artist represent gunshots. His lyrical, fluid handling of the medium is a further paradox with such disturbing and problematic subjects.
About this artwork
- Title: Heroic Symbols
- Artist: Anselm Kiefer
- Year: 1969
- Original dimensions: 16.0 x 16.0 cm
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Corpus context: celan's poetic shadows , german trauma & guilt
- Keywords: modern art piece , post-war art , dark water scene
- Topics: trauma & memory , ns propaganda , provocative art
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