Junge Wilde
The term Junge Wilde (German for "wild youth") was originally applied to trends within the art world,[1] and was only later used with reference to politics. At present, the term is used by German-language journalists to describe any group within a tradition that seeks to undermine established authority.
Artistic movement
In 1978, the Junge Wilde painting style arose the German-speaking world in opposition to established Avant garde, Minimal Art and Conceptual Art. It was linked to the similar Transavantguardia movement in Italy, USA (New-Image-Painting) and France (Figuration Libre). The Junge Wilde painted their expressive paintings in bright, intense colors and with quick, broad brushstrokes. They were sometimes called the Neue Wilde (de:Neue Wilde).
Influential artists
- Austria: Siegfried Anzinger, Erwin Bohatsch, Herbert Brandl, Gunter Damisch, Hubert Scheibl, Hubert Schmalix.G.L. Gabriel-Thieler
- Denmark: Berit Heggenhougen-Jensen, Nina Sten-Knudsen
- Germany:
- Berlin: Luciano Castelli, Rainer Fetting, Andreas Walther, Helmut Middendorf, Salomé, Bernd Zimmer, Elvira Bach, Peter Robert Keil
- Cologne: Hans Peter Adamski, Peter Bömmels, Walter Dahn, Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Leiko Ikemura, Gerard Kever, Gerhard Naschberger, Volker Tannert, Elias Maria Reti, Stefan Szczesny
- Dresden: A. R. Penck
- Düsseldorf: Moritz Reichelt, Jörg Immendorff, Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Martin Kippenberger, Markus Lüpertz, Werner Buettner, Horst Gläsker
- Karlsruhe: Bernd Erich Gall
- Switzerland: Martin Disler
Later usage
The term Junge Wilde began to be used by the media in the 1990s with reference to a certain group of politicians who bucked party leadership to make their names. It was first used with reference to the German CDU party (particularly against Helmut Kohl).[2][3]
Since then the term has also been applied to members of other parties.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Fraser & Hoffmann; Catherine C. Fraser; Dierk O. Hoffmann (2006). Pop culture Germany!: media, arts, and lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 314. ISBN 1-85109-738-4.
- ↑ Karacs, Imre (26 January 1998). "Kohl Backs Critic in Key State Vote". International Herald Tribune – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Karacs, Imre (1 October 1998). "Defeat leaves Kohl's party in disarray". The Independent – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ ""Junge Wilde" geben Gas". Deutscher BundeswehrVerband. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ Schicketanz, Sabine. "Junge Wilde". Potsdamer Neuste Nachrichten. Retrieved 30 October 2012.