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Tras la Primera Guerra Mundial, la crítica de algunos artistas a la sociedad burguesa y capitalista se radicaliza. El caso de George Grosz es paradigmático, dedicándose, tras su experiencia como soldado, a la producción de incisivas y polémicas series litográficas que, integrando recursos formales propios de la caricatura en su amplio repertorio como dibujante, alcanzan una distribución ...
Hace 6 días · When World War I broke out in August 1914, many Expressionists initially believed it could be the apocalyptic event that would at last overthrow the self-satisfied materialism of the nation’s monarchy and bourgeoisie. Many artists enlisted for active duty or were drafted; others avoided the front lines by volunteering for the medical corps.
George Grosz was released from the army after suffering a nervous breakdown in 1917, the same year that he painted Metropolis. The war had left a mark, and Grosz saw the city streets of Germany as a battlefield. “My drawings ,” he wrote, “expressed my despair, hate and disillusionment….”. Grosz’s Metropolis is filled with violence ...
George Grosz. “Poor hare! Thou playest but a sorry part in this world’s drama, but your worshipful lords must needs have hares!” (Act I, scene 1), from Die Rauber, 1922 (published) George Grosz. I Will Root up From My Path Whatever Obstructs my Progress Toward Becoming the Master (Act I, scene i), 1922. George Grosz.
This overdue investigation of George Grosz’s (1893–1959) most compelling paintings, drawings, prints, and collages offers a reassessment of the celebrated German Expressionist during his years in Berlin—from his earliest artistic endeavors to the trenchant satirical images and searing depictions of moral decay between the World Wars for which he is known today. Menacing street scenes ...
George Grosz's Explosion is an expression of the unthinkable tragedy of the first World War, and the permanent psychological, emotional and spiritual tax it collected from Grosz, and millions of others. It shows the direct influence of his friend Otto Dix, who joined the German military as a way of expressing his pride in his nation and his ...
11 de feb. de 2012 · George Grosz encontró su genio en el mundo decadente y grosero del Berlín de entreguerras y unió su estética al radicalismo político. Pero cuando se encontró en medio del esplendor ...
