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THE LEIPZIG SCHOOL

After World War II, for the first time in the long history of the city, Leipzig developed an advanced level of graphic art. When Bernhard Heisig was finally successful in 1961 to establish the first free painting class at the art academy — which is now the Academy of Visual Arts — this class was filled with great talents over night. In addition to this academic circle, there was also an equally outstanding circle of freelance artists. Despite all differences — which often were highly productive — between these two groups, common features can also be established. LEIPZIG SCHOOL, this means: a high artistic demand with conscious and intuitive social analysis, presented by a notable artistic craftsmanship. This became distinct as early as in the late 60s, and was then already a distinguishing difference of this school in contrast to other German and also European art developments, and finally lead to the notion of the LEIPZIG SCHOOL in the early 70s.