Piotr Piskorz

Born in 1979, Piotr Piskorz grew up during the 1980s and was inspired by the artistic atmosphere of the time.

The 1980s were an era of developing global capitalism, political upheaval, global mass media, wealth discrepancies and distinctive music and fashion, characterised by hip hop and electronic pop music.

This had a strong impact on the generation of artists growing up during this time.

The fall of the Berlin Wall at the end of the decade marked the end of the Cold War, yet the era was also marked by the African Famine.

During this time influential art movements included Neo Geo, The Pictures Generation and Neo-Expressionism, which took a particular hold in Germany, France and Italy.

Artists such as Anselm Kiefer, Jörg Immendorf, Enzo Cucchi, Francesco Clemente and Julian Schnabel were leading artists working at this time, alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf, who developed the street art and graffiti movements, which quickly gained an influential reputation.