Born in Dermbach
in West Germany in 1951, his formative years were
spent in Koblenz before moving to Mainz to study at
the Johannes
–
Guttenberg University for four years. Görg has happy
memories of his student days and in particular, of
his teacher Saalfield, who motivated him to draw
with academic precision, a skill which in no small
way contributes to the quality of his work today.
Görg began his
professional career in 1977 as a painter and
printmaker and in 1980 he was awarded a special
prize by the district of Rheinland
–
Pfalz. His first sculpture was completed in 1990.
There is a
strong tradition in Germany for figurative art with
erotic overtones and Jürgen’s work forms part of a
new generation of artists in this area with fresh
interpretations of the theme. In the forward of
Jürgen’s latest book he describes his subject matter
as:
“….the human
body; it is the body of the young, slim, beautiful
person. The face remains vague, the gestures are
those of free motion. Everything concentrates on the
body language and the erotic radiation of the
figures.”
His artistic
universe consists of lovers, dancers, musicians and
masked personages. Tender, lithe, slim and young,
these idealized, loosely rendered figures suggest
the timeless and eternal. An elusive quality is
cultivated by Görg who feels that “something should
always be left open”.
With his
paintings Jürgen often uses a monochromatic palate.
Soft colour is applied with graphite in combination
with translucent layers of oil paint. Shading is
subtle, white highlights focus attention as does the
sparing use of bright colour.
Görg’s impact
on the European art scene has been little short of
sensational. Still only in his early 40’s he has
emerged as a true and original talent utilizing both
traditional methods of printmaking, as well as
painting, drawing and sculpture. His work is now
much sought after. His technical accomplishment and
his ability to reproduce the moving figure so
sensitively make his work irresistible to his many
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Nude |
Sculpture - Romeo and Juliet |
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Midsummer Nights Dream |
Senses - Scent |
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Senses - Sound |
Senses - Taste |
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Senses - Touch |
Senses - Vision |
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Streiflichter |
Pas d'esclave
32 x 40 |
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