The artwork titled “Düsseldorf,” created by Dieter Roth in 1970, is a significant piece within the Neo-Dada movement and falls under the abstract genre.
The artwork features a repetitive, grid-like arrangement of small, intricate images that appear almost as vignettes across a monochromatic pale blue background. Each vignette seems to depict various scenes, possibly urban, which are rendered in a minimalist style, emphasizing form over detail. The use of a limited color palette, primarily shades of blue and black, lends the work a contemplative and somewhat enigmatic aesthetic. Roth’s approach in this work embodies the Neo-Dada spirit by incorporating everyday subject matter and elevating it through abstraction and repetition, challenging traditional notions of art and representation.
