Norbert Bisky

Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin

Acquired from the above by the present owner

• Vibrant Early Masterpiece: Heimatglück captures the essence of his early figurative style
• Bisky's works are part of significant collections, including the Museum Ludwig in Cologne
• He is recognized as one of the most distinctive painters in contemporary German art

Emerging in the early 2000s as one of Germany’s most distinctive figurative painters, Norbert Bisky gained international attention for his explosive compositions blending youth, idealised beauty and chaos. A student of Georg Baselitz at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, Bisky developed a visual language rooted in the propaganda aesthetics of his East German past, while subverting their utopian promises with a contemporary edge.

Heimatglück (2001) captures the core of Bisky’s early practice: vibrant colour, youthful bodies, and an ambiguous narrative charged with tension. The title, translating to "home happiness," evokes a sense of nostalgia, yet the scene teeters between dream and disintegration. Bisky has described his practice by stating, “My paintings are not realistic. I paint imaginations, not reality.” (Peter Herbstreuth, Nobert Bisky. Only one can call the shots, Frankfurt (Oder) 2002, p. 9)

Executed at a formative moment in the artist’s career, the work exemplifies his unique synthesis of personal history and critical reflection, rendered in a style that oscillates between celebration and critique. Works from this period are held in significant institutional collections, including the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, and the Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig.