Anselm Kiefer is a German artist and sculptor. He was born in 1945 in Germany. He studied throughout 1970s.

His work includes mixed media. Anselm Kiefer developed themes for his paintings based on German history and horrors of the Holocaust and spiritual concepts of the Kabbalah. Anselm Kiefer argues with the past and examines controversial issues from recent histories, such as themes of Nazi rule. His work reflects a willingness to confront his culture’s dark past and unrealized potential. His work bears the signatures and/or names of people of historical significance, legendary figures or historical places. Anselm Kiefer seeks to process past, being associated with movements of New Symbolism and Neo-Expressionism.