Jiri Georg Dokoupil

(Czech, born 1954)

Jiri Georg Dokoupil is a contemporary Czech artist whose work confronts issues of artistic style and, in doing so, deliberately attempts to avoid having any sort of singular aesthetic. Rather, Dokoupil has developed a catalogued body of more than 100 different styles and techniques that he chooses from in a systematized approach that removes notions of distinctive, personal expression. One such example is his Whip Paintings series, which he creates by soaking a cowboy whip in paint and lashing a canvas. He has declared that his focus is on a search for authenticity, rather than an expression of irony. Dokoupil was born on June 3, 1954, in Kronov (formerly Czechoslovakia), and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Cologne in 1976. Hans Haacke and other Conceptual artists have had an important influence on Dokoupil, both as figures to learn from and rebel against as he continues to make work.

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Jiri Georg Dokoupil (940 results)
Senza titolo, 1988

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Senza titolo, 1988

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Senza titolo, 1988

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Senza titolo, 1988

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Ohne Titel, 1983

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Ohne Titel, 1983

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Ohne Titel, 1983

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Ohne Titel, 1983

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Partner V, 1983

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Partner V, 1983

Sale Date: December 17, 2010

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Auction at Christie's - Degas, 1989

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Auction at Christie's - Degas, 1989

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Nude, 1989

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Nude, 1989

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Bananas, 1990

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Bananas, 1990

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Flower vase, 1997

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Flower vase, 1997

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Flower vase, 1997

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Flower vase, 1997

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Untitled, 1982

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Untitled, 1982

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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Untitled, 1982

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Untitled, 1982

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Every cloud is away (in 2 parts), 1982

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Every cloud is away (in 2 parts), 1982

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Village No. 1, 1982

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Village No. 1, 1982

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Ewa

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Ewa

Sale Date: November 28, 2010

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Composition with mother's milk, 1990

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Composition with mother's milk, 1990

Sale Date: November 22, 2010

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Lavamanos, 1991–1995

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Lavamanos, 1991–1995

Sale Date: November 2, 2010

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Dinghy, 1990

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Dinghy, 1990

Sale Date: November 13, 2010

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Liebe vor 12 (from Der Blauen Bilder über..., 1982

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Liebe vor 12 (from Der Blauen Bilder über..., 1982

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

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Bananer, 1990

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Bananer, 1990

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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Händel, 1993

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Händel, 1993

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Gesichtsprofile, 1993

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Gesichtsprofile, 1993

Sale Date: September 13, 2010

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Untitled, self portrait, 1990

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Untitled, self portrait, 1990

Sale Date: February 12, 2009

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Oben, 1985

Jiri Georg Dokoupil

Oben, 1985

Sale Date: July 5, 2010

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