Neo Rauch

This book delves into the intricate paintings of Neo Rauch, exploring his blend of Socialist Realism, Baroque, and Romantic styles, creating bustling and enigmatic scenes with references to history and language. It sheds light on Rauch's working methods and the role of words in his artwork.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 26 February 2019
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd

This extensive monograph delves into the captivating world of the renowned German painter Neo Rauch (b. 1960). Rauch's paintings skillfully intertwine the iconography of Socialist Realism inherited from his upbringing and his art school training in the GDR-era Leipzig with the stylistic nuances of the Baroque and Romantic eras, creating vividly populated scenes of immense commotion and complexity, astonishingly devoid of preliminary sketches. His compositions and enigmatic figures are brimming with references and allusions, yet the narratives they convey remain ambiguous and somehow detached from the confines of time. They exude an ancient modernity, or the freshness of a renewed antiquity. Michael Glover unveils Rauch's artistic processes, shedding light on his approach to creating his work, the genesis of his images, and the profound significance of words and their etymology in shaping the creation or disruption of an artwork. These are thought-provoking works that delve into the very essence of artistic inspiration, presenting ruminations disguised as historical paintings that ultimately challenge the boundaries of what a painter should be producing at this particular juncture in history.

Weight: 1052g
Dimension: 249 x 288 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781848222939
Edition number: Revised ed