As a means of expression, painting must deliver universally… - Stefan Szczesny

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As a means of expression, painting must deliver universally valid statements, make allegorical reflections on life, and create new mythologies.

Stefan Szczesny

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About Stefan Szczesny

Stefan Szczesny (born 9 April 1951) is a German painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. He is one of the most recognized figures in Twenty First-century art, co-founding the "Junge Wilde" movement. Among his most famous works are the Mainau Island (2007) and his The Living Planet for the Expo 2000.

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Alternative Names: Stefan Szezesny • S. Szezesny • Stefan Karl Szczesny

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Paintings are complex puzzles in the twilight world between abstraction and figuration. I use the medium in a simple, unsophisticated way to express what I don't see expressed anywhere else.

The power of memory - magic- myth - abstract beauty. I paint pictures that have never been seen before. Visions of another world. At once sensuous and intellectual.

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