Rainer Fetting: Berlin - Hardcover

Berlinische Galerie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3777440213 ISBN 13: 9783777440217

Publisher: Hirmer, 2011

Synopsis

German painter and sculptor Rainer Fetting was born in Wilhelmshaven in 1949. He went to Berlin in 1972 where, in spite of the constraint caused by the dividing wall, he was able to capture the special atmosphere in the western part of the city. Both the student protests and the homosexual movement provided important influences for his view of society in the then, West Germany. Through his works, Fetting became a sensitive observer of the city and its art, gay and student scenes. His wall pictures with their powerful and decisive style and vibrant colours do not represent the grey frontline city but the vital metropolis of alternative lifestyles. In the early 1980s Fetting relocated to New York City. However, at the beginning of the 1990s he returned to the new capital city Berlin and became its observant companion. In its four chapters: Pictures of the Wall and other Berlin Landscapes; Drummer and Guitarist; Role Playing and Images of Friendship; and The New Berlin, this volume incorporates important groups of paintings and graphic works which are closely linked to Fetting s time in Berlin. Around 60 full-page colour illustrations represent the prolific creative output of those years, including vivid portrayals of the alternative gay and art subcultures of Berlin.

About this title

About the Author:

Founded in 1975 as a private institution, Berlinische Galerie is a museum of modern art, photography, and architecture in Berlin. With its emphasis on cultural history, it collects, researches, and exhibits works from 1870 to the present. "

About this edition

• Publisher: Hirmer
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 3777440213
• ISBN 13: 9783777440217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 135