Max Ernst by Ashlynn Hodge

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Max Ernst

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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MAX ERNST

THE MIND BEHIND THE ART

MAX ERNST'S INSPIRATIONAL PAINTINGS

THE ELEPHANT CELEBES

CREATED IN 1921, IN THE DE CHIRICO TRADITION

MURDERING AIRPLANE

CREATED IN 1920 DEPICTING A MONSTROUS AIRCRAFT

FOREST AND DOVE

CREATED IN 1927 AND DEPICTED A NOCTURNAL SCENE OF BIZARRE, ABSTRACT TREES

THE WOOD

CREATED IN 1927 AND REVEALS HIS TECHNIQUE OF GRATTAGE

NAPOLEON IN THE WILDERNESS

CREATED IN 1941

THE HAT MAKES THE MAN

CREATED IN 1920 AND CREATES ABSTRACT FIGURES

How much do you really know about Max Ernst?
He is a German painter who was a "pioneer in the Dada movement and Surrealism". For Ernst he relied on spontaneity or an images or material's juxtaposition and subjectivity to create the ideal abstract expression. He is though well known for his use of collage paintings with irrational combinations. This was his focus point when it came to painting. The paintings of Chirico is what inspired his dream-like and fantastic imagery. And because of all his success he achieved he became one of the leading surrealist painters. His artistic technique added a certain type or amount of abstractness to the textures displayed in his paintings. He as well as influenced by a Van Gogh and Macke.

Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ernst
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/max-ernst-1065

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