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Elvira Bach

Elvira Bach (Born 1951) is active/lives in Germany, Dominican Republic.  Elvira Bach is known for Expressive female figure painting, glass sculpture.

Elvira Bach was born in 1951 in Neuenhain, Germany.  From 1967 to 1970, she attended the Hadamar School of Glass Art, and afterward, moved to Berlin to study painting at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts*.  During her studies, she worked at the Schaubühne am Halleschen Ufer Theater. 

In 1981, she spent some months in Santo Domingo, thanks to a grant; this stay has profoundly influenced her future work. At barely 29 years of age, Elvira Bach was invited to participate in Documenta VII* in Kassel.

Despite the idea of conceptual*, analytical and rational art being dominant at that time in the artistic world, she continued to paint in an energetic and sensual way, using an expressive* language and gaudy colors. The central theme of her artistic journey has been women and femininity. 

All the faces she portrays have the same physiognomy because they are in reality self-portraits of the artist.  Bach always depicts herself adorned with accessories that accentuate her f   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2458 characters.]  Artist bio

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