Appropriation

What is appropriation?

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.
All Li es Matter

Hank Willis Thomas

All Li es Matter, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

Currently Not Available

Ulrike Meinhof

Gerhard Richter

Ulrike Meinhof , 2015

Limited Edition Print

Pigment print

Currently Not Available

Nudes ree07

Thomas Ruff

Nudes ree07, 2001

Limited Edition Print

Inkjet print

Currently Not Available

Glyptotek (set of 6 works)

Jim Dine

Glyptotek (set of 6 works), 1988

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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The Cellist

Jim Dine

The Cellist, 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 1,650

Backside Brussels I

Jonathan Monk

Backside Brussels I, 2016

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

EUR 800

Backside Brussels II

Jonathan Monk

Backside Brussels II, 2016

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

EUR 800

Backside Brussels III

Jonathan Monk

Backside Brussels III, 2016

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

EUR 800

Backside Brussels IV

Jonathan Monk

Backside Brussels IV, 2016

Sculpture / Object

Acrylic sculpture

EUR 800

VW Beetle Blue

Mr. Brainwash

VW Beetle Blue, 2020

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,500

VW Beetle Pink

Mr. Brainwash

VW Beetle Pink, 2020

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,500

Two Part Invention

Allen Jones

Two Part Invention, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,500

Study for Night Fever

Allen Jones

Study for Night Fever, 1990

Drawing / Watercolor

Pencil

EUR 8,500

Swing Low

Allen Jones

Swing Low, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,500

Gentlemen

Allen Jones

Gentlemen, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 2,500

Dancing Gate

Allen Jones

Dancing Gate, 1993

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 12,000

Décollage

Décollage is an art technique involving the removal, cutting, or tearing away of parts of an original image. The term comes from the French word meaning to take off or to unstick. Artists use this method to challenge or replace existing values, often symbolically tearing away influences from media or conventional thinking.

Avant-garde

Avant-garde refers to innovative and experimental ideas in the arts that challenge established norms and conventions. Originating from the French term for advance guard, it describes both the movement and the artists who push the boundaries of creativity, often exploring new techniques, forms, and concepts. The avant-garde has been a driving force in various art movements throughout history, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Abstract Expressionism, continually reshaping the landscape of art and culture.

Queer aesthetics

Queer Aesthetics refers to an art movement that emerged in the 1980s, focusing on themes of homosexuality, lesbianism, and broader issues of identity and gender. This movement gained momentum in the context of the AIDS crisis and the feminist movement, challenging traditional representations of sexuality and gender. Queer Aesthetics often explores the fluidity of gender and identity, as seen in the works of artists like Nan Goldin, who is known for her photography of individuals with ambiguous or non-conforming gender presentations.

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