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6 Artists Who Depicted Traumatic & Brutal Experiences of World War I

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After experiencing the horrors of World War I, many German artists depicted fear, anxiety, and violence to show its devastating effects on postwar Germany. By the end of World War I, millions of soldiers were lost in the battlefield, and the way societies related to the military conflict was changed. Many German artists and intellectuals, such as Otto Dix and  George Grosz, volunteered for service, inspired by what they saw. They captured the effects of World War I. These artists were united in their belief that art could be a political weapon, showing the war with utter clarity. Bold, new, avant‐garde movements such as Expressionism, Dadaism, Constructivism, Bauhaus, and New Objectivity emerged during this turbulent period. From 1919 to 1933 in Germany, former soldiers dedicated themselves to presenting the true nature of war in a movement called Neue Sachlichkeit, or ‘New Objectivity.’ The movement took its name after the exhibition Neue Sachlichkeit held in Mannheim in 1925. This ex

Published: Aug 4, 2021 written by Stella Polyzoidou , BA Archaeology and History of Art By the end of World War I, millions of soldiers were lost in the battlefield, and the way societies related to the military conflict was changed. Many German artists and intellectuals, such as Otto Dix and George Grosz, volunteered for service, inspired by what they saw. They captured the effects of World War I. These artists were united in their belief that art could be a political weapon, showing the war with utter clarity. Bold, new, avant‐garde movements such as Expressionism, Dadaism, Constructivism, B

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