Dimensions: image: 284 x 176 mm mount: 562 x 410 x 4 mm
Copyright: © Georg Baselitz | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Here we have an untitled work by Georg Baselitz, currently residing in the Tate Collections. It's an intriguing piece, a study in line and form. Editor: My immediate reaction is one of disorientation, but also curiosity. The swirling lines and fragmented shapes seem to suggest a figure in motion, or perhaps even distress. Curator: Baselitz's works often challenge conventional perspectives, and this piece is no exception. His mark-making invites the viewer to engage actively in the process of interpretation. How do you see it fitting within his broader body of work? Editor: Symbolically, the fractured imagery could represent the anxieties of the postwar era, or perhaps a personal struggle reflected in the distorted form. It’s a raw, almost primal expression. Curator: I agree. The lack of a clear narrative allows for a more open engagement with the viewer's own emotional landscape, wouldn't you say? Editor: Precisely. It’s a powerful reminder of how art can serve as a mirror, reflecting our own internal states and cultural anxieties.
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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