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Painter
Konrad Lueg
Konrad Lueg was a German painter who used popular imagery, repeated patterns, and phosphorescent color to make viewers’ shadows complete luminous canvases.
Konrad Lueg quick facts
Lueg helped launch Capitalist Realism, a German response to Pop Art that used consumer imagery, before becoming Düsseldorf gallerist Konrad Fischer.
| Full name | Konrad Fischer |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 · Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Died | 1996 · Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Movements | Capitalist Realism |
| Paint types | Casein tempera · Phosphorescent paint |
| Other media | — |
| Other materials | — |
| Painting surfaces | Canvas |
| Painting methods | Repeated wallpaper-like pattern painting and phosphorescent surfaces activated by viewers' shadows |
| Common subjects | Popular imagery, patterned surfaces, wallpaper-like motifs, figures, and consumer culture |
| Notable works | Untitled (Uncle) · Babies · Self Portrait |
Sources: Museum of Modern Art, MoMA: Untitled (Uncle), MoMA PS1: When I Paint My Name is Konraad Lueg, and ZKM: Konrad Lueg.
Paint types used by Konrad Lueg
MoMA documents casein tempera on canvas in Untitled (Uncle) and phosphorescent color in later works that invite viewers’ shadows into the image.
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Casein tempera
MoMA identifies Lueg’s Untitled (Uncle) (1965) as casein tempera on canvas. The museum record supports a casein-based tempera medium without specifying an egg binder. Lueg’s restrained image turns a familiar figure into a cool, matter-of-fact painting, tied to the early German Pop context of his work.
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Phosphorescent paint
MoMA notes that Lueg used phosphorescent color on late canvases so viewers’ shadows became part of the work. The museum does not identify the binder, so this entry names the luminous paint effect without assigning a specific chemistry. Its visible response to changing light makes the viewer’s presence part of the image.
Sources: MoMA: Untitled (Uncle).; MoMA: Konrad Lueg; MoMA: When I Paint My Name is Konraad Lueg
Painting surfaces used by Konrad Lueg
Collection records show Konrad Lueg working on Canvas; the examples below distinguish painted supports from backing, collage, or sculptural components.
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Canvas
Lueg’s paintings, including works documented by MoMA and MoMA PS1, are on canvas. He used the flexible support for both his early casein-tempera works and later canvases with phosphorescent color, where the viewer’s shadow could affect the image’s appearance. The support is consistent across these documented works.
Sources: Museum of Modern Art, MoMA: Untitled (Uncle), MoMA PS1: When I Paint My Name is Konraad Lueg, ZKM: Konrad Lueg.
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