[no title] by Georg Baselitz

[no title] 1995

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Dimensions: image: 285 x 175 mm mount: 561 x 410 x 4 mm

Copyright: © Georg Baselitz | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Editor: Here we have an untitled print by Georg Baselitz from 1995. The stark black lines on the white paper create a chaotic sort of feeling. How do you interpret this interplay of line and form? Curator: Note the artist's deliberate use of disjunctive lines. The composition defies traditional perspective, challenging our perception. Do you find a coherent structure beneath this seeming chaos? Editor: I see figures, maybe? But they're distorted and upside down. Is that intentional? Curator: Baselitz often inverts his subjects, disrupting conventional representation. Consider how this inversion affects the formal dynamics. The fracturing of form becomes the subject, a study in semiotics, forcing us to reconsider how we perceive reality. Editor: So, it's not just about *what* is depicted, but *how*? I see that now. Curator: Precisely. Baselitz invites us to engage with the materiality of the artwork itself. This deconstruction compels a dialogue between form and content.

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Baselitz’s vigorous and expressive style, influenced by the drawing and paintings of the mentally ill, often represents the body as a site of anxiety. This series of prints show a female figure crouching and twisted. The body is fragmented: in some works, the head is cropped, while others feature only isolated limbs. The hatched and scored quality adds to the sense of raw spontaneity and even violence. Many of the prints include flowers and vegetation which, with the use of greens and browns, suggest wild nature and fertility. Gallery label, July 2015