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	Search:: Artists Alphabetically   Artists by Country   Artists by Century   Artists by Movement       Otto Dix 1891 - 1969 German, Expressionist Painter and Printmaker Education - Dresden School of Arts and Crafts One of the Greatest Painters Of All Time Otto Dix was one of the greatest German Expressionist painters. The movement was conceived in opposition of Impressionism.  The Expressionist painted with raw passion. Creating emotionally dramatic images with pure color and striking originality. Otto Dix asserted "All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time."  Expressionist painters looked inward at their own emotions, and less on the outside world. Painters of the Expressionist generation grew up on the battlefield, witnessing wartime atrocities and returning to war ravaged countries. Otto Dix Art Quotes "Stop bothering me with your pathetic politics - I'd rather go to the whorehouse." -- Otto Dix "Everybody thinks they know what art should be. But very few of them have the sense that is necessary to experience painting, that is the sense of sight, that sees colors and forms as living reality in the picture." -- Otto Dix "I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for that reason I volunteered." -- Otto Dix "I will either be famous or infamous." -- Otto Dix "I'm not that obsessed with making representations of ugliness. Everything I've seen is beautiful." -- Otto Dix "Painting is the effort to produce order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time " -- Otto Dix "People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and panic, but to let people know how dreadful war is and so to stimulate people's powers of resistance." -- Otto Dix   Key Descriptive Words  and Phrases associated with Expressionist Painting -   Germany, early 20th century, emotional effects, emotional experience, avant-garde, emotional angst, Herwarth Walden, Der Sturm, Entartete Kunst, graphic art, Die Brücke, Der Blaue Reiter, Friedrich Nietzsche, psychological depths, symbolic colors, exaggerated imagery, human psyche, exaggeration, primitivism, jarring colors, self-expression, expression intensity, printmaking, psychological,emotional themes, existential anguish, industrial modern age, individual genius, sense of movement, energy ☼☼☼☼☼ Search for Artists by Century Important Painters Born in the 13th Century Important Painters Born in the 14th Century Important Painters Born in the 15th Century Important Painters Born in the 16th Century Important Painters Born in the 17th Century Important Painters Born in the 18th Century Important Painters Born in the 19th Century ☼☼☼☼☼ Require more facts and information about Otto Dix? Poke around every nook and cranny of the known universe for information this subject. Search Here Links Symbolism If you feel you have worthwhile information you would like to contribute we would love to hear from you. We collect essential biographical information and artist quotes from folks all over the globe and appreciate your participation. When submitting please, if possible, site the source and provide English translation.  Please submit your comment to the editor, via e-mail and if possible site the source. Thank you! millardmulch@gmail.com © HistoryofPainters.com If you like this page and wish to share it, you are welcome to link to it, with our thanks. copyright 20003 - historyofpainters.com