In later years , Bisky ’s paintings increasingly shifted towards darker themes . Personal loss , the experience of terror , travels to Brazil and media reports inspired him to examine subjects such as violence , sexuality and destruction symbolized by figures , in many cases floating , falling or tumbling without any gravitational axis . Firmly established in the public conscience through media images following the September 11 attacks , these falling figures explore the transience of youth , the loss of autonomy , isolation and the disintegration of modern civilization . The aesthetic tumult surrounding the figures is punctuated by the cross pollination of cues from Christian ideology , art history , gay culture , pornography and apocalyptic visions . Through this , Bisky transmits an impression of instability on the canvas that distinctly resonates with our contemporary state of affairs
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Norbert Bisky