anarchistic

navigate by keyword : woman sketch poster person painting mural face drawing comics collage clothing cartoon art advertising sigmar polke grew east germany moving family west settling wittich studied glass 1959 1960 dusseldorf kaiserwerth transferred academy fellow student gerhard richter formulated pop inspired capital realist anti style appropriating pictorial short hand advertizing anarchistic element work developed largely engendered mercurial approach irreverence traditional techniques

Anarchistic and antimilitaristic rally against all the armies and for the world without borders Royalty Free Stock Photo

The anarchistic element of the work Polke developed was largely engendered by his mercurial approach.

Street art wall Royalty Free Stock Photo

Anarchistic undulating flag Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sigmar Polke grew up in East Germany. After moving with his family to West Germany, settling in Wittich, he studied glass painting from 1959 to 1960 at Dusseldorf Kaiserwerth and then transferred to the Academy of Art. With fellow student Gerhard Richter he formulated a Pop inspired 'Capital Realist' anti-style of art, appropriating the pictorial short-hand of advertizing. The anarchistic element of the work Polke developed was largely engendered by his mercurial approach. His irreverence for traditional painting techniques