Marcel's Salvation 1988

Jorg Immendorff made this painting, Marcel’s Salvation, in 1988. It's a wild mix of scenes and figures, all thrown together with a kind of chaotic energy that I just love. The colors are intense, almost neon. The marks are bold and brash, like he's wrestling with the paint. I’m drawn to how Immendorff layers these different elements. Like that figure in the armchair, he looks like he's got a jester hat on and has a chess board nearby. What's that about? It feels like a dream, where things don't quite add up, but they have their own strange logic. And the way he uses texture, building up the paint in some areas and leaving it thin and transparent in others, creates a real sense of depth and movement. It's like the painting is alive, constantly shifting and changing. Immendorff reminds me a bit of artists like Grosz or Beckmann, who weren't afraid to confront difficult subjects and push the boundaries of what painting could be. To me, it's all about embracing uncertainty and exploring the endless possibilities of art.