Werner Büttner

Jena, Germany

Art Medium

Drawing Painting

Art Style

Modern Art Sketching

About the Artist

Werner Büttner is a significant German painter recognized for his confrontational and often bitingly satirical canvases. As a leading figure in the "Neue Wilde" movement of the 1980s, Büttner developed a distinctive, intentionally "bad" painting style that subverted academic norms and embraced a raw, expressive aesthetic. His work frequently incorporates text and fragmented imagery to deliver sharp critiques of political systems, societal hypocrisy, and the art world itself. Büttner's art combines a deep intellectual cynicism with a pervasive dark humor, inviting viewers to grapple with uncomfortable truths about human nature and the absurdities of contemporary life through his unvarnished visual language.