Kristian von Hornsleth. The last oil. Mixed media på lærred

Kristian von Hornsleth født 1963. Komposition betitlet 'The last oil'. Mix media på lærred. 80 x 80 cm, monteret på 40mm bred blindramme. Sign. på bagsiden Kristian von Hornsleth, London, 2012 Kunsthistoriker Wolf-Günter Thiel om Hornsleth: Hornsleth?s works, whatever medium, are countercultural in every sense of the term, at once toying with, exploiting and criticizing popular culture through their defiant attitude to social conformity. Driven by the symbolic representation of his own name, Hornsleth?s work succeeds in engendering its own momentum whilst simultaneously questioning the nature of publicity and celebrity culture at large. Often described as a cross between Friedrich Nietzsche, Andy Warhol and Dr. House, one can always expect a certain playful or egotistical madness in Hornsleth?s work, refreshing and invigorating in its capacity to shock. There seems to be at least two contradicting approaches in the work of Hornsleth. Firstly his confrontational navigation thr