Today I want to introduce you a new expressionist artist.

——Anselm Kiefer.

A few days ago, I saw a sentence that left a deep impression on me on my facebook. What surprised me is that the person who said this sentence is the artist I am going to introduce today.I want to know why did he have such feelings about art.So I searched the Internet for a lot of information about him.

Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor.It was really interesting because a large number of different materials and elements have been used in his paintings.Such as straw, ash, clay, lead and shellac.These elements make his paintings more vivid and three-dimensional, while at the same time containing more symbolic meanings.I think it turned out really well, Because I found some inspiration about my future work. Like Kiefer, in my photography, i can also use a combination of different elements to create. And I think that the photographic works are not necessarily flat, but they can also be “thick”.

Kiefer was born in the year of Germany’s defeat.The theme of Nazi rule is particularly reflected in his works.He worked hard to face the horrors of the Nazi period and the history, culture and mythology of Germany, and hoped to heal the German idealism and help its revival.This makes me think that I should be steadfast in my willingness to face my past and firmly believe in my unrealized potential and have confidence in the future.His work and personal experience have deeply influenced me. From now on，I’m going to continue to reflect on myself，and think about the problem in many different ways.And in my future photography, try to create with a variety of different materials like him.