The above images were painted by Franz Ackermann, who is a German artist born in 1963. I first became interested in Ackermann's work when I was studying in my first year of college. I came across a piece of his called 'Helicopter' which reminded me a little of pop art and a more graphic side of art/painting. The painting compressed any sense of real space to create a flatness which looked almost like a logo. After looking more into his work I was inspired by his concentric use of colour and pattern and his controlled chaos of his layouts.
These set of paintings were interpretations of destinations, known as 'mental maps', and Ackermann uses tangled organic masses together with all the other elements of his painting such as colour, composition and perspective to communicate the chaotic lifestyles we lead and our warped perspectives about society.
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