This painting shows in detail what the war was like in WWI. This painting is very graphic considering everything is destroyed, legs have bullet holes in them (upper right), bodies are mangled (bottom right corner), buildings are even crushed. it looks as if everything has been bombed and gassed. Everything is so dark and gloomy, which to me seems like life can no longer live there. But if you look to the middle left of the painting you'll see a survivor. He has a helmet, a gas mask, and a cape. His life may be over shortly though because right above the survivor is a dead body hanging on a frame. If you look to the clouds, it looks as if the land where the light is is perfectly fine, but once the shadows get to the green land, it'll destroy it and turn it into darkness. I think this is supposed to represent Europe because the darkness could be Germany and it's consuming everything in it's path.
Monday, March 29, 2010
War: Otto Dix (1929-1932) - Chapter 27
This painting shows in detail what the war was like in WWI. This painting is very graphic considering everything is destroyed, legs have bullet holes in them (upper right), bodies are mangled (bottom right corner), buildings are even crushed. it looks as if everything has been bombed and gassed. Everything is so dark and gloomy, which to me seems like life can no longer live there. But if you look to the middle left of the painting you'll see a survivor. He has a helmet, a gas mask, and a cape. His life may be over shortly though because right above the survivor is a dead body hanging on a frame. If you look to the clouds, it looks as if the land where the light is is perfectly fine, but once the shadows get to the green land, it'll destroy it and turn it into darkness. I think this is supposed to represent Europe because the darkness could be Germany and it's consuming everything in it's path.
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