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Jiri Georg Dokoupil |
Jiri Georg Dokoupil studied fine art in Cologne, Frankfurt and New York. In 1982 he had first one-man exhibition in Cologne, then Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Paris. At the beginning of the eighties Dokoupil become a member of the German neo-expressionist group Mülheimer Freiheit (together with Walter Dahn and four other artists). The artistic propositions of this group which coincided with similar ideas in the USA and in Italy, were greeted by excitement from art critics and, in retrospect, belong to one of the most influential movements of the international art scene of the eighties. Since 1983 Dokoupil has taught as a guest professor at the art academies of Dusseldorf, Madrid and Kassel. There is no consistent style in Dokoupil's work. This is why Dokoupil can be described as an exemplary post-modern artist. he artist continuously renews his work by the invention of new techniques and styles, for instance since 1989 by the creation of so-called soot paintings, in which the flame of a candle replaces the paintbrush. Recently the artist adopted a new technique using pigment and paint to create images ranging from „Bullfights" to „Flower Stilllifes". The stylistically and iconographically extremely varied work of this painter, draughtsman and sculptor has been exhibited since the eighties at prestigious museums and institutions. Jiri Georg Dokoupil currently lives and works in Berlin, Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Artworks of this author offered by Prague Art & Design
Jiri Georg Dokoupil
* 1954, Krnov, Czech republic
Solo Exhibitions
2010 | DOKOUPIL 100
