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Penck worked as a frequently contested artist in the German Democratic Republic until 1980, signing his works under various pseudonyms, including Penck by which he became widely known after his expulsion., After leaving the GDR, he became a key figure of the Neue Wilde (New Savages). T he exhibited work can be considered an essay of sign-gestural abstractionism. The contrast expressed by the sharp red-black duotone – emphasized by instantaneous paths, precisely identifiable in the author’s hand – is a distinctive and typical element of the artist’s work, Meanwhile the chrome dialogues with the dampened paper support. In addition to painting, Penck created monumental sculptures and was also active in poetry and music.