1. ART STYLES OF 80’s and 90’s

2. NEO-Expressionism the Re-Birth of Paintings

3. Neo-Expressionism was a postmodern art movement that began in Germany in the early 1980s in reaction to the philosophies of modern art. This movement, which spread to other parts of Europe and the US, revitalized painting as a means of artistic expression. Like some other postmodern art movements, neo-expressionism did not shy away from human emotion and drew its inspiration from diverse aspects of culture. Many neo-expressionist artists benefited from the prosperous art market of the 1980s.

4. Neo-expressionist artists rejected the over-simplicity of modern art
Neo-expressionist artists rejected the over-simplicity of modern art. Movements in modern art like minimalism trimmed artistic expression, removing all traces of human emotion, individuality and culture.
Neo-expressionist artists, on the other hand, cared less about artistic ideas of design and far more about individual expression and culture

5. During this time when painting had been declared dead by some art critics and artists, the neo-expressionist art movement embraced paint as a creative medium. The German-born artist George Baselitz is often considered to be a pioneer of neo-expressionism. He frequently painted the human figure, a subject that many modern artists had turned away from. Baselitz also celebrated the unique qualities of paint in his work, often by applying paint roughly with noticeable brush strokes.

6. NEO is a prefix from the ancient Greek word for young, here it means new
An art movement based on expressionism that developed in the early 1980s in Germany, Italy, and the United States and is characterized by crudely drawn, colored canvases depicting violent or erotic subject matter and myths, Human emotions

7. Neo-Expressionism emerged in the early 1980’s as a reaction against or a direct result of dissatisfaction with Minimalism, Kinetic art and modern form of art.

8. Neo-Expressionism comprised a varied assemblage of young artists who had returned to portraying the human body and other recognizable objects.

24. Prominent Neo Artist
George Baselitz
Anselm Kiefer
Gerhard Richter