Junge Wilde

The term Junge Wilde (German for "wild youth") was originally applied to trends within the art world,^[1] and was only later used with reference to politics. At present, the term is used by German-language journalists to describe any group within a tradition that seeks to undermine established authority.^{[citation needed]}

Artistic Movement

In 1978, the Junge Wilde painting style arose the German speaking world in opposition to established Avant garde, Minimal Art and Conceptual Art. It was linked to the similar Transavantguardia movement in Italy, USA (New-Image-Painting) and France (Figuration Libre). The Junge Wilde painted their expressive paintings in bright, intense colors and with quick, broad brushstrokes. They were sometimes called the Neue Wilde (de:Neue Wilde).

Influential Artist

• Austria: Siegfried Anzinger, Erwin Bohatsch, Herbert Brandl, Gunter Damisch, Hubert Scheibl, Hubert Schmalix
• Berlin: Luciano Castelli, Rainer Fetting, Andreas Walther, Helmut Middendorf, Salomé, Bernd Zimmer, Elvira Bach, Peter Robert Keil
• Cologne: Hans Peter Adamski, Peter Bömmels, Walter Dahn, Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Leiko Ikemura, Gerard Kever, Gerhard Naschberger, Volker Tannert, Elias Maria Reti
• Dresden A. R. Penck
• Düsseldorf: Moritz Reichelt, Joerg Immendorff, Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Martin Kippenberger, Markus Luepertz, Werner Buettner, Horst Gläsker
• Switzerland: Martin Disler

Later Usage

The term Junge Wilde began to be used by the media in the 1990s with reference to a certain group of politicians who bucked party leadership to make their names. It was first used with reference to the German CDU party (particularly against Helmut Kohl).^{[original research?]}

Later, the term was also applied to members of the SPD and FDP parties.^{[original research?]}

Political usage of this term is analogous to the English label Young Turks.^{[original research?]}

References

1. ^ Fraser & Hoffmann; Catherine C. Fraser, Dierk O. Hoffmann (2006). Pop culture Germany!: media, arts, and lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 314. ISBN 1851097384. http://books.google.com/books?id=YGgaLBLodH0C&pg=PA314&dq=%22Junge+Wilde%22&hl=en&ei=Jq_mTNzQAoH7lweXnJyTDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Junge%20Wilde%22&f=false.