Rosemarie Trockel was born in Schwerte, Germany in 1952. She studied in the Werkkunstschule in Cologne until 1978. Trockel’s oeuvre is diverse in themes and mediums, which include works on paper, ‘knitted paintings’ and sculptures. Though it is difficult to associate a particular style with her work, several concurrent themes can be identified, such as the female's role in society, trademarks and symbols as social signifiers and decorations and finally, her fascination with ethnographic and scientific studies, often expressed through her sculptures. Trockel has become best known for her machine-generated ‘knitted paintings' made of knitted woolen material placed on a stretcher. These works challenge classic notions of painting and general art-making while simultaneously commenting on feminine roles in society. Trockel references popular culture through her inclusion of logos or symbols, and sometimes text, as yet another way to comment on the commodification of art and on the subjectivity of language and visual representation.