Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, 1413, 2019

Wolfgang Messing


Wolfgang Messing defines a multi-level system of allegories in changing degrees of complexity, to represent fragmented memory of global events. He uses a variety of sources from social media and news feeds, photography, advertisements, movie quotes, books, found images, archival and museum artefacts, allusions to the history of culture, to abstract geometric comparisons. He is known for figurative, abstract, expressionist painting.

Wolfgang Messing lives and works in Amsterdam (NL).

Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas on board, The Party I , 2023

THE PARTY I , 2023

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THE PARTY I

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas on board, The Party II, 2023

THE PARTY II, 2023

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THE PARTY II

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas on board, The Party III, 2023

THE PARTY III, 2023

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THE PARTY III

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas on board, The Party IV, 2023

THE PARTY IV, 2023

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THE PARTY IV

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled, 2019

UNTITLED, 2019

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled,

UNTITLED

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled,

UNTITLED

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled,

UNTITLED

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Liege, 2019

LIEGE, 2019

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LIEGE

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Constellation,

CONSTELLATION

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CONSTELLATION

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled,

UNTITLED

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, M,

M

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M

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Redundant Sentimentality, 2019

REDUNDANT SENTIMENTALITY, 2019

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REDUNDANT SENTIMENTALITY

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled, 2019

UNTITLED, 2019

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, The Dress, 2019

THE DRESS, 2019

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THE DRESS

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Untitled, 2019

UNTITLED, 2019

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UNTITLED

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Attraction,

ATTRACTION

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ATTRACTION

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Instagram,

INSTAGRAM

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INSTAGRAM

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Overture,

OVERTURE

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OVERTURE

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, Array,

ARRAY

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ARRAY

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Wolfgang Messing, Oil on canvas, 1413, 2019

1413, 2019

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1413

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