Jonathan Meese. Baby «Kunst» (METABOLISM ROCK'S). Regina Gallery. Photos
 

On the western market of modern art to represent this artist is no need. He is popular, in demand, which states in the price. To put radio broadcast terms, Jonathan Meese is in active rotation, and maintains its position in the European charts. Although it is doubtful that such status issues in its very concerned. Long hair, inflamed eyes (http://www.artinfo.com/news/enlarged_image/11876/8269/), artistry in behavior and reckless in their energy and plots of expression. He was under forty, he was born in 1970, and on other data - 1971-th. The most flourishing forces for a creative person. Evolving? Probably. But it is noticeably more specialists. And to say that creativity Meese exposed pronounced "period moving, shift to shift and expressive still can not. In appearance he was about everything in one pore.
His creative style formally belongs to the neo-Expressionism. The artist seems to suggest the term "pop-historicism" is not conducive to clarity. Historicism in his works can be manifested through the historical quotes and symbols of the era. Photo collages with Hitler, swastikas and iron crosses - it is a historical greetings from the heir to the German Expressionist ranked as "degenerative art", one unsuccessful akvaleristu, who dreamed of a global "new order". And to enhance the effect in his compositions implemented the pants, washcloths, some wings, scraps of dirty magazines, Valium tablets. This may not be important, but the reception repetitive.
In an interview, Meese told that a child is very shy and diffident, he found protection from the outside world in inventing their own language. Then he came up with 13 words and a few grimaces, which could explain everything. The language of his mature paintings left at least metaphorically, as untranslatable name works too reminiscent of the defensive reaction of the fast interpretations. Do not analyze anything, rely on emotions. Childhood was over, meet Baby «Kunst».
The general impression from the exhibition in "Regina" - above expectations. Live, texture metaphors Meese crush size and abundance of details. Untrained spectator, said, meets Meese aggressively. But on the other hand, show him, for example, graphics, Egon Schiele and the reaction is likely to be similar.
A few words about the price situation. In the auction statistics Meese - under one hundred and fifty entries. One only results for paintings 76. Not sold is not uncommon, but indicative of the material quite a lot. From fresh: February 12, this year's three-meter expression of The Temptation of the State of the Blesses Ones in Archland, made in 2003, was sold at Phillips de Pury for 111,5 thousand euros plus a fee, for a total under 130. Small by the standards of Meese meter work at auctions of contemporary art recently sold in the range of around 20 thousand euros. Two-meter - about 50-60 thousand Euro. Flagship canvasses Jonathan Meese in Regina also have very serious size, meter by two-two and a half. However, the choice of work and there are quite compact. Conditional pricing guidelines for products of this class can be respectively 70 and 5 thousand euro.

Meese Exhibition Gallery "Regina" will last until July 4, 2009.

Jonathan Meese. Baby «Kunst» (METABOLISM ROCK'S). Regina Gallery. Photo 2
 

Continuation of the photo essay

Jonathan Meese. Graphic parting words and fragments of works
 

Graphic farewell exhibition and fragments of works

Vladimir, thanks. It is I like it, although from what appears here as it seems a lot weaker than what I saw once.

My first impression was - between early Shutov (these applique fur) and later Vasco (by mood and genre). Generally, painting "fat" photos of her bad pass. Tell us, how do you do out on the Meese? What are the early works do you like?

I personally do not like it.

I liked the site, one Regina job. But on the screen - not that live, and among the pictures of Vladimir not - hence, it is not inspired by Vladimir.

Now I want to say: "always knew", but maybe someone said, and I found it on the internet, somehow.

And from earlier in my opinion, such "black-red" series were very powerful.

So it was not alive on the walls, because I took pictures of my show:) It is not big.

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Thanks, interesting. 2007, not so long ago. And the symbolism of the old, iron crosses, plus hands Jasper Johns and still dreaming inscription USSR - CCCP. Another wanted to see Antonio Saura, also in his time "cut down" his red things.

Here are found the interview with Mesa.

Culture and art

"I will not deny that many people under the art and culture to understand the same thing. But the good intentions - it's not good."

Art - this is not a culture, a culture - not art. Art is expressed through ritual, devoid of the game with things, the nature of things. Culture - is a program of nutrition and elimination of people, this program is used by power-hungry governments to play the trustees, and teach others to let true. Because there is a high and low culture. But it is not art. "

"The high and low culture are directed against each other, the art is quite busy with other things. Art manufactures the toys. In art, man - a toy. In art, man - an ornamental frame of art. In culture it is only about power, the desire to be better than others, mood-elevating others, to speak on behalf of others, to kill others. Because there are institutions and death - work camps, concentration camps. It is a culture in its highest manifestation. It has no relation to art, and we have this difference finally see. "