7356 - Bisky, Norbert

Bisky, Norbert Jumping Figure Oil on a silver-plated plate. 2001. 16.5 cm (diameter). Signed "Bisky" in black marker and dated on the underside. A young blond man in a heroic pose, tanned, bathed in dazzling light, and clad only in white pants—which, however, blend into the white of the background: This central figure in the middle of the silver plate corresponds to the handsome archetype that Bisky frequently depicts in his paintings and which evokes a certain voyeurism in the viewer. Here, with his arms spread wide, he seems to be trying to fly—or as if captured in mid-leap. A captivating miniature that draws the viewer in with its magnetic pull. “The apparent heroes in their self-assured poses dissolve into air and light. Their assertive presence in nature and their daring flights through the sky awaken a longing for a pure, innocent world. The bare torsos reflect the cult of the body and the vain self-admiration of our era, without the images conveying moralizing messages.” (langmatt.ch, accessed September 15, 2026). Raised in what was formerly East Germany, Norbert Bisky belonged to the last generation to grow up under East German totalitarianism. After the fall of the Wall, he decided to become an artist. Provenance: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia - Please request condition reports for the lots, as the condition is usually not listed in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.