Wolfgang Opitz (1944)
1944-XX-XXSłupsk, PolandGermany, German Democratic Republic
Wolfgang Opitz
Wolfgang Opitz is a contemporary German artist known for his abstract paintings.
Wolfgang Opitz studied art from 1964 to 1968 in Erfurt and Dresden. He met A. R. Penck, with whom he made many experimental films in 1969. They also founded the group Lücke in 1971, together with artists Harald Gallasch and Steffen Koonert (Turk). In 1989, Opitz fled East Germany to the West, where he received a teaching position at Lüneburg University in 1991.
Date and place of birt: | 1944, Słupsk, Poland |
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Nationality: | Germany, German Democratic Republic |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Educator, Engraver, Painter |
Art style: | Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary art |