A poet – that’s Karl Otto Götz (*1914) through and through: as the author of numerous poems, and all the more so as a painter with a noteworthy ability to capture his poetic contemplations on canvas.
In 1948, Götz became the only German to join the art group CoBrA and participated in the exhibitions in Amsterdam and Liège. Initially inspired by the techniques of the Surrealist, by the early 1950s Götz’s experimental approaches led him to the nascent Informel movement and he became its leading figure. Following careful preparatory work, in an innovative technique of his own involving paintbrush, squeegee and a systematic process he brings the paint to the canvas in a manner that purposefully negates classical principles of form. The resultant, strongly expressive and gestural compositions oscillate in a realm between happenstance and methodology.
The artist, who turned 100 this year, can look back upon an eventful life, a complex and multi-faceted artistic oeuvre, and a sustained 60 years of influence on the West German art scene. And in honor of this, DIE GALERIE is now presenting a comprehensive retrospective of the truly exceptional artist that is K. O. Götz.
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