Norbert Bisky Biography
Leipzig, Germany (1970)
Established German painter Norbert Bisky is known in the art world for his frescos depicting adolescents. His paintings could almost be propaganda pieces, except that the colors that he uses create a kitsch that questions the perfection of images. It has also been said that Bisky's idealized young men are a critique against the mass market focus on young people as a consumer group.
Bisky emerged in 1998 as a talented student of German contemporary master Georg Baselitz, who is known for his upside-down paintings. Seven years later, Bisky is easily the most well-known figure in a group of rising German artists who have ushered in a new age of German painting centered in Berlin.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2004 - Leo Koenig Inc., New York
2003 - Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin - Galerie Voss, Dusseldorf - Kunstmuseum Ostende - Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen - Kunstverein Talstrasse e.V., Halle - Ruckblende: Hochsommer, Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren - Sonne & Fleisch, Interconti Arkaden, Berlin
2002 - Galerie Terminus, Munich - Brandenburger Kunstverein Potsdam - Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt - Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Messe Berlin - Stadtische Galerie im Alten Rathaus - Malerei, Museum Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna - Deutsches Sport- und Olympia-Museum, Colonia - Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon - Haus der Kunst, Munich - Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin - Galerie im Alten Bau, Kunst- und Geschichtsverein Geislingen
SELECTED MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS - Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt. - Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt. - Museum Walter / Glaspalast, Augsburgo