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

[Vladimir]

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.