ELVIRA BACH

Elvira Bach (*1951) is a postmodern German painter known for her colourful paintings of women. She is a member of the Junge Wilde art movement, living and working in Berlin. From 1967-1970, she first studied at the State Vocational School for Glassmakers, then moved to Berlin and from 1972-1979 she studied painting at the Berlin University of the Arts with the painters Rainer Fetting and Salomé, both titled "Junge Wilde" or "Neue Wilde".

In 1981, Elvira Bach went to the Dominican Republic on a scholarship, where she studied as an "artist in residence", and her experiences were very inspiring. In the same year, she was invited to participate in "Documenta VII". This marked a breakthrough for her, leading to a series of national and international exhibitions of her works. Her neo-expressionist portraits of women reflect themes from her own life, and many works are unmistakably similar to the artist.

She often depicts colourful female portraits that represent many aspects of women's lives, from fragility to sensuality to self-determination. Although Elvira Bach is mainly dedicated to painting, she also works on bronze sculptures, ceramics and Murano glass sculptures.