Three, two-color screen prints on handmade Hahnemühle paper (300 g/m²).
Each hand signed, numbered and dated in pencil.
Untitled 1–3 (2021) by André Butzer is a suite of three screenprints that encapsulates his vibrant, gestural approach to figuration. Each print features bold, cartoon-like characters rendered in two-color palettes against striking backgrounds—orange, pink, and yellow. Butzer’s simplified forms and expressive outlines evoke childlike spontaneity, but with unsettling undertones, particularly in the skeletal figure of the third work. Printed on handmade Hahnemühle paper, these compositions merge Pop sensibilities with raw emotion. The edition is limited to 75, emphasizing the work’s blend of accessibility and rarity.
André Butzer (German, 1973) blends Expressionism with Pop Art, creating vivid, often chaotic compositions. His work features recurring characters and symbolic color use, particularly his striking “NASAheim” series. Butzer’s distinctive style bridges cartoonish figuration with deep emotional intensity, making his paintings and prints both visually bold and conceptually rich.
Screen-printScreen printing is a technique where ink is transferred through a mesh onto a substrate, with areas blocked by a stencil to prevent ink from passing through. This method, also known as serigraphy or silkscreen printing, is commonly used to produce prints on posters, T-shirts, vinyl, stickers, wood, and other materials. The process is a type of stencil printing, allowing for vibrant, detailed designs on various surfaces.
Three, two-color screen prints on handmade Hahnemühle paper (300 g/m²).
Each hand signed, numbered and dated in pencil.
Untitled 1–3 (2021) by André Butzer is a suite of three screenprints that encapsulates his vibrant, gestural approach to figuration. Each print features bold, cartoon-like characters rendered in two-color palettes against striking backgrounds—orange, pink, and yellow. Butzer’s simplified forms and expressive outlines evoke childlike spontaneity, but with unsettling undertones, particularly in the skeletal figure of the third work. Printed on handmade Hahnemühle paper, these compositions merge Pop sensibilities with raw emotion. The edition is limited to 75, emphasizing the work’s blend of accessibility and rarity.
André Butzer (German, 1973) blends Expressionism with Pop Art, creating vivid, often chaotic compositions. His work features recurring characters and symbolic color use, particularly his striking “NASAheim” series. Butzer’s distinctive style bridges cartoonish figuration with deep emotional intensity, making his paintings and prints both visually bold and conceptually rich.
André Butzer (b. 1973 Germany) is a German painter whose work fuses expressive figuration with vivid abstraction. His practice combines influences from Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, and German Expressionism, producing canvases filled with bold colors, cartoon-like figures, and intense brushwork. Butzer often draws upon both art history and popular culture, reflecting on themes of utopia, destruction, and identity. His recurring character "Friedens-Siemens" and stark color fields suggest a world caught between extremes—violence and harmony, capitalism and imagination. Over the years, his style has evolved from chaotic, energetic compositions to more minimal, contemplative works, though a strong emotional undercurrent remains constant. Butzer’s approach positions him as a singular voice in contemporary painting, bridging historical reference with personal mythology.
Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.