Drinker 1981

Editor: So, here we have Georg Baselitz's "Drinker," currently residing in the Tate Collections. It's a striking image, almost chaotic in its composition, yet something about it feels profoundly human. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Ah, Baselitz! He invites us to question perception itself. The frantic lines, that pale green... Is it despair, a hangover, or something more profound? Perhaps it's the sheer act of existing, bottled and poured out. What do you make of the single, isolated rectangle floating above the figure? Editor: It almost looks like a tombstone or a doorway. Curator: Precisely! It's a tantalizing ambiguity, isn't it? A portal to oblivion or a stark reminder of mortality looming over our 'Drinker'’s' revelry. It has that certain poetic touch of Baselitz's, wouldn't you agree? Editor: Definitely! It gives a new meaning to the work that I didn’t think of at first glance. Curator: Indeed, and that's the magic of art, isn't it? To keep us guessing, to keep us feeling.