One of the most recent art movements, Neo-Expressionism or NEO-EX is an international movement chrachterized by the rejection of CONCEPTUAL ART and the MODERNIST dislike for imagery. Neo-Expressionists moved back to traditional mediums, such as painting and sculpture, although the appearance of their artworks has remained varied. The imagery of the artworks has been influenced by social and political events, historical images, mythology, SURREALIST dreams, amongst others.
Important exponents of this movement, that launched in the 1970s, include: Elvira BRACH, Miguel BARCELÓ, Georg BAELITZ, Jean-Michel BASQUIAT, Jonathan BOROFSKY, Sandra CHIA, Francesco CLEMENTE, Chema COBO, Sue COE, Robert COLESCOTT, Luis CRUZ AZACETA, Enzo Cucchi, Rainer FETTING, Eric FISCHL, Gérard GAROUSTE, Nance GRAVES, Karl HÖDICKE, Jörg IMMENDORFF, Oliver JACKSON, Roberto JUAREZ, Anselm KIEFER, Per KIRKEBY, Christopher LEBRUN, Robert LONGO, Markus LUPERTZ, Helmut MIDDENDORF, Malcolm MORLEY, Robert MORRIS, Mimmo PALADINO, Mike PARR, Ed PASCHKE, A.R. PENCK, David SALLE, SALOMÉ, Julian SCHNABEL, Earl STALERY, Donald SULTAN and Juan USLÉ.