Max Ernst — Ulrich Bischoff

With unparalleled artistic originality Max Ernst 1891 1976 transformed everything he touched By pushing the boundaries and breaking loose from the confined view of the culture of his time he became one of the most important figures of Dadaism and Surrealism Driven by the counter reaction to the horrors of World War I he became a pioneer of the Dada movement The closing of the famed Dada exhibit in Cologne for obscenity led Ernst to spend the rest of his life in Paris where he came in contact with the Surrealists Above all Ernst stands out for his varied style and technique having produced an oeuvre that reaches from paintings drawings and sculpture across texts and stage settings to collage novels and the development of his own frottage technique During World War II Ernst like many of his colleagues became an undesirable foreigner and was forced to emigrate however he returned to France after the war Continuing a career that spanned decades in 1954 he received the Grand Prize for Painting at the Biennial in Venice This book is a journey through magic vividness and fantasy It is a gateway into the intricate mind and world of Max Ernst Tanıtım Bülteninden