Neo-Expressionism is a form of modern art highlighted with aggressive, intense, and intimidating paintings. This era of art was sometimes refereed to as the "Wild Era" for its style and political meanings. Some of these usually depict scary or surreal images. Other styles within this movement involved graffiti and street paintings or murals. There were a multitude of famous artists within the 1980's. One of the most well known Neo-Expressionists was Jean-Michael Basquiat. He was known for paintings that reflected social conflict, such as racism and poverty. The paintings came from inspiration of black history and the poverty seen in everyday life, some critics say that his paintings were based off the deep struggle of his heroin addiction. Jean found a lot of inspiration from artists such as Georgia O'Keefe who had very abstract modern paintings with very surreal, dreamlike, and intimating paintings. Another famous artist was Kieth Harring. Kieth in particular didn't use any of the aggressive styles Jean used. He used street paintings to express his minimalist and abstract style, his paintings usually had a deep political meaning such as corruption or injustice . Some of Kieth's artwork is the most recognizable to this day, this is because of the imagery used and its natural familiarity.Kieth Harring is definitely one of the most famous post-modern painters.
Neo-Expressionism is a form of modern art highlighted with aggressive, intense, and intimidating paintings. This era of art was sometimes refereed to as the "Wild Era" for its style and political meanings. Some of these usually depict scary or surreal images. Other styles within this movement involved graffiti and street paintings or murals. There were a multitude of famous artists within the 1980's. One of the most well known Neo-Expressionists was Jean-Michael Basquiat. He was known for paintings that reflected social conflict, such as racism and poverty. The paintings came from inspiration of black history and the poverty seen in everyday life, some critics say that his paintings were based off the deep struggle of his heroin addiction. Jean found a lot of inspiration from artists such as Georgia O'Keefe who had very abstract modern paintings with very surreal, dreamlike, and intimating paintings. Another famous artist was Kieth Harring. Kieth in particular didn't use any of the aggressive styles Jean used. He used street paintings to express his minimalist and abstract style, his paintings usually had a deep political meaning such as corruption or injustice . Some of Kieth's artwork is the most recognizable to this day, this is because of the imagery used and its natural familiarity.Kieth Harring is definitely one of the most famous post-modern painters.
As you can see the main difference between Kieth's two paintings is that they involve styles from pop culture, and they use a lot of movement. The small lines around each figure help with this illusion. "Bird on Money" was by Jean-Michael. It is a lot more abstract than Kieth's work and it is a lot more intimidating as well. Each of these paintings are related to Neo-Expressionism in that they are wild and new. They are not normal in the imagery they depict. Though Kieth's paintings can be depicted as fun and related to "Pop" culture, some of them are more politically scary then others.
As you can see the main difference between Kieth's two paintings is that they involve styles from pop culture, and they use a lot of movement. The small lines around each figure help with this illusion. "Bird on Money" was by Jean-Michael. It is a lot more abstract than Kieth's work and it is a lot more intimidating as well. Each of these paintings are related to Neo-Expressionism in that they are wild and new. They are not normal in the imagery they depict. Though Kieth's paintings can be depicted as fun and related to "Pop" culture, some of them are more politically scary then others.