Anselm Kiefer- paintings with texture!!!

Kiefer, a German "Contemporary" painter (born 1945), has used painting to explore and express his feelings of the dark history of his country. His work contains imagery and symbols from WWII- including landscapes, text, objects and personal symbols.

*Look at how he adds textures to the painting's surface- placing hay, adding wax to the paints and even shaping the canvas into objects!! Wow! Also notice how he uses LARGE scale canvases to make the work visually powerful.

You can see more of his work here....