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DADA in DADA in Germany Germany

(Cologne - (Cologne - KKölnöln))

Max Ernst Max Ernst

and Magic and Magic DADADADA

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Max ErnstMax Ernst 1891, Bruhl (Germany) - 1891, Bruhl (Germany) -

1976, Paris (France). He had his first art 1976, Paris (France). He had his first art exhibit (expressionism) in 1912 in exhibit (expressionism) in 1912 in Cologne. He then traveled to Paris where Cologne. He then traveled to Paris where he met the French artistic and literary he met the French artistic and literary vanguard: Picasso, Delaunay, Apollinaire, vanguard: Picasso, Delaunay, Apollinaire, Braque and Arp. He invited Arp to come Braque and Arp. He invited Arp to come to Cologne in 1914 and Arp urged him to to Cologne in 1914 and Arp urged him to join him in Zurich. He refused and served join him in Zurich. He refused and served in the German army where he was in the German army where he was wounded until 1918 when he came back wounded until 1918 when he came back to Cologne. Through Arp he learned about to Cologne. Through Arp he learned about Dada and went to Berlin to meet the Dada Dada and went to Berlin to meet the Dada group. He was not impressed by their group. He was not impressed by their strong political positions but was seduced strong political positions but was seduced by the freedom of their esthetics and their by the freedom of their esthetics and their intellectual activism and artistic public intellectual activism and artistic public provocation. “Dadamax”.provocation. “Dadamax”.

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In 1919 he and Baargeld In 1919 he and Baargeld created the radical newspaper created the radical newspaper Der VentilatorDer Ventilator (suppressed by (suppressed by the English occupying army). the English occupying army). They created They created Bulletin DBulletin D and and then then Die SchamadeDie Schamade. This is . This is when he went beyond the when he went beyond the “papiers collés by Braque and “papiers collés by Braque and Picasso and created what will Picasso and created what will be called “collage” (a form of be called “collage” (a form of “assemblage”). His exploration “assemblage”). His exploration of the collage is at the origin of of the collage is at the origin of some of his most famous Dada some of his most famous Dada creations that were realized by creations that were realized by mixing painting and collage. mixing painting and collage. Other realizations are very Other realizations are very close to the Picabia technical close to the Picabia technical drawings of the same period.drawings of the same period.

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The papiers collés of Braque and Picasso are The papiers collés of Braque and Picasso are simple plastic solutions in which cutout elements simple plastic solutions in which cutout elements imitating a real material (wood, marble, imitating a real material (wood, marble, newspaper) play the part of counterpoint to the newspaper) play the part of counterpoint to the lines or shapes which the artist has invented or lines or shapes which the artist has invented or interpreted. In his collages, on the contrary, Max interpreted. In his collages, on the contrary, Max Ernst is far from being principally concerned with Ernst is far from being principally concerned with plastic construction. With a single stroke he plastic construction. With a single stroke he plunges us into the drama by making elements of plunges us into the drama by making elements of our known world confront each other in an irritating our known world confront each other in an irritating manner, thus violating the accepted canons of manner, thus violating the accepted canons of thought, logic and morality. . . .thought, logic and morality. . . .

Catalogue, Catalogue, Max Ernst ExhibitionMax Ernst Exhibition , , 19531953

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Giorgio de ChiricoGiorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) (1888-1978) born in Volos, Greece, to Italian parents, born in Volos, Greece, to Italian parents, studied art in Athens, Munich and Paris studied art in Athens, Munich and Paris before moving back to Italy where, before moving back to Italy where, together with Carlo Carrà, he created the together with Carlo Carrà, he created the Pittura Metafisica (metaphysical painting).Pittura Metafisica (metaphysical painting).The Pittura Metafisica was centered The Pittura Metafisica was centered around stark views of semi-abstract around stark views of semi-abstract figures, a deserted collection of distorted figures, a deserted collection of distorted mannequins and solitary easels made mannequins and solitary easels made even more menacing by harsh light effects even more menacing by harsh light effects and oblique perspective. The new style and oblique perspective. The new style was supposed to overcome the limitations was supposed to overcome the limitations of Cubism, which de Chirico had of Cubism, which de Chirico had experienced in Paris, where he had met experienced in Paris, where he had met Picasso. Among de Chirico's best works Picasso. Among de Chirico's best works from the period are The Nostalgia of the from the period are The Nostalgia of the Infinite and Mystery and Melancholy of a Infinite and Mystery and Melancholy of a Street .The movement, however, was Street .The movement, however, was short-lived, coming to an end in the early short-lived, coming to an end in the early 1920s, when de Chirico and Carrà has a 1920s, when de Chirico and Carrà has a conflict over who had invented the concept conflict over who had invented the concept of metaphysical painting.of metaphysical painting.

Homage to the Infinite [1911]1913

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De Chirico De Chirico 1988-1978 (mystical painting)1988-1978 (mystical painting)

1914

1916

Song of love

The Herald

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1913 Mystery and nostalgy of the street

Ariane 1914

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1915 The enigma of the night

1913 Delights of the poet

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Max ErnstMax Ernst

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1921 Celebes1923 Ubu Imperator

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Max Ernst on top of Sky Mountain Ranch in Sedona (AZ) Foundation of an artist colony

Little Machines Constructed by Minimax Dadamax in Person (Von minimax dadamax selbst konstruiertes maschinchen), 1919–20