Sobre el Artista

Artist biography Lise Soskolne is an established, mid-career contemporary artist, who was born in Canada, like other well-known artists such as Erod, Hilary Pecis, Jim Carrey, Anton Jeludkov, and Kapwani Kiwanga. Lise Soskolne was born in 1971. Further Biographical Context for Lise Soskolne Lise Soskolne was born in 1971 and was primarily influenced by the 1980s growing up. The generation of artists that grew up in, and took inspiration from, the 1980s was influenced by a period of rapidly growing global capitalism, political upheaval, notable wealth differences, global mass media and distinctive music and fashion, including electronic pop music and hip hop. The 1980s was the era of African famine, the height of the Cold War, and also the end of it, as marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall. significant art movements of the era include Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation and the international trend of Neo-Expressionism which manifested in Germany, the USA and Italy (where it was known as Transavanguardia). The decade was exemplified by artists like Anselm Kiefer, Jörg Immendorf, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco Clemente and Julian Schnabel. Street art and graffiti started to gain prominence, key artists of which include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. Show less