On The Symbol Of Replacing The Female Image In Ansel Kiefer's Artistic Language

Anselm Kiefer ' s works has different degrees of difficulty in the initial understanding,because of the symbol of artistic language came from the history,myth and poetry.The creation of Anselm Kiefer In addition to the female head portrait in the watercolor painting winter landscape 1970,and the portrait of Anselm Kiefer's grandma in one side of the oil painting landscape with head 1973,It very hard to find another portrait painting almost.No matter the works Margarethe?Shulamite which are base on the massacre,even the works Lilith?Maria went through the Thornwood which are base on the field of myth or religion,the painter used the symbol instead of female's mage in the process of creating.His symbols of female's image includes : hair,wheat straw,dried flower,dress,concave bed sheet made by lead,etc.Anselm Kiefer's artistic language is using a circuitous painting,unifying point to the secret and sorrowful world which Anselm Kiefer is trying to lead audiences walk into,by the symbols instead of female's image,combine with the title or female's name which appears in the picture,both mutual blending,reminding.