Artist
K.O. Götz
Artist
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K.O. Götz is one of the most important representatives of German Informel and is known for his gestural-abstract painting. In the early 1950s he found his typical painting style by developing a squeegee technique: In rapid working steps, he applies dark colour to a light painting ground with a brush and then partially removes it again with a squeegee. In this way, he captures the colours in waves on the canvas or on the paper. He also became known for his work with the paint brush, with which he applied his colours to the canvas spread out on the floor, sometimes with enormous physical effort. In general, Götz regarded painting in particular as a physical challenge, which he faced with all his strength, reminiscent of the famous action painting of the American artist Jackson Pollock. Although Götz always acted out of a certain impulsiveness and also strove to execute his work as quickly as possible, his works nevertheless always had a deliberate, controlled structure.
