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Rosa Loy is a German artist, representative of the "New Leipzig School of Painting", living and working in Leipzig.
She was educated at Humboldt University in Berlin and studied at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Rosa Loy is one of the few artists in Germany working with a new femininity in the style of New Romanticism. Her characters live in a world of fantasy, dreams and folklore, in colorful surreal and symbolic settings.
Loy boldly combines femininity and beauty in her figurative paintings. Her work also reflects her relationship with her husband Neo Rauch. Together they are internationally known as a successful creative couple. They both have their own independent works, which are nevertheless influenced by each other and can successfully combine the forces of masculinity and femininity.
Rosa Loy works in casein on canvas and paper and is also proficient in a variety of graphic techniques. She has participated in numerous exhibitions of Leipzig artists in international art museums. In addition, her work is included in the collections of major art institutions and organizations such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Deutsche Bank Collection.
