2) Choose one of the artists from either expressionism, dadaism, or new objectivity. Choose three examples from one or more of the artists, and try to depict what is going on in the piece, and what meaning it may have, especially drawing attention to how nihilistic themes show up in these pieces or how it reflects social conditions.
Include:
1) the name of the artist and a little summary on their life;
2) the title of the piece and its date;
3) your interpretation of the piece, try to describe in as much detail as you can the physical appearance of the piece (how does it look, what kind of techniques are being used, what kind of colors, light etc are used, what kind of actions are going on) and the meaning of the piece what is it trying to say, what themes does it address, especially paying attention to nihilistic themes.
OTTO DIX
Otto Dix was a German artist who was born in Utermhaus, Germany. He was born to the parents of Louise Dix, and Franz. Franz worked as an iron foundry, and the mother as a stream-stress who wrote poetry when she was a youth. Dix spent most of his dedication to art. He would spend hours a day with his cousins who owned a studio. His cousin's name was Fritz Amann, who was a painter as well. As the years progress Dix served as a apprenticeship for Carl Senff who was a painter. In the year of 1910 he began painting at his first landscapes.
Dix joined the German army where he served as a volunteer. he fought in the first World War and become a non-commissioned officer of a machine gun territory. As a result from war he experienced traumatic nightmares that were demonstrated in his paintings.
In 1920, he put though the expressionist phase which was influenced by dada.
1. THE MATCH SELLER - OTTO DIX
1921
Techniques: Oil, and Collage on canvas.
There are four different cripples that are shown in this picture. Dix shows he was against the brutality, and senselessness of war. In this painting he demonstrates a disfigurement of war, a wounded dog, and a blind old man siting in the center of the piece turned to one side with black sun glasses on. This shows the damage that war has caused to the German community. The old man siting was blinded, and crippled from the war and was given his sight and limbs back to assist in the war again. when he comes home he cries for help, and is ignored. The wooden cross behind him on the door is suppose to be an allusion of his suffering.
2. HELLISH FIRST WORLD WAR VISIONS - OTTO DIX
1924
Techniques: Drawing
This is the one of the drawings Dix did from his experience in 1924."Hellish First World War Vision" was the first drawing he did from the World War. Storm troops are shown wearing gas mask meanwhile gas flows in the air creating a deadly scene. The troops are wearing masks that are covering them from being shown, This drawing is a clear vision of what the World War looked like in Europe 100 years ago, from a German artists point of view.
3. Selbstbildnis als Soldat (Self-Portrait as a Soldier)
1914
Techniques: Ink and water color on paper.
Otto Dix painted himself as shown in this piece twice, which comes out to be the most important piece of the Great War. This image identifies epic and the other shows painful. The light of red, and white reserve is supposed to be strength, and violence approaching cruelty. Some see it as a struggle of war, with no regrets or remorse on the "Self-Portrait as a Soldier" side. The other side shows the "Self-Portrait as a Gunner" in black, and the shadows that is around the helmeted head. The look on his face shows as a war-like symbol of the gold facings with death and night in the back.
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