Anselm Kiefer- artist research

Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor who uses straw, clay, lead, ash, shellac, broken glass and dried flowers in his work, which result in a textured surface and thick layers of impasto. He wanted to show off the natural forms of the materials he uses in his work, and believes this is created through creating texture. I have used him as inspiration for my fabric manipulation samples and to develop my prints. I have used Kiefer's techniques as inspiration as he focuses a lot of his work on texture and layering surfaces, and this is a similar approach I have used for all my branding and packaging. I have also included some of the media he uses in his work, such as straw and paint. I have included some of his work in my sketchbook along with keywords that describe his work such as; textured, layered, subtle and natural. Some examples of his work are below;