Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Scwhitters was a German artist who has worked in several genres that include Constructivism, Surrealism, Graphic design etc. He is most famous for his collages  'Merz Pictures'.

The influence of these images came from Scwhitters participating in lecture tours with the International Avant-garde at a time where Germany became a more Liberal state. His collages are that of his best work, I am happy to have had the chance to visit the Tate to view his work up close, the work as much hasn't been very exciting but the chance it gives you to come face to face with history. The work that you are viewing has been made so long ago so much people have seen and came in contact with it. The work also is determined completely by the materials the artist could find to create his outcomes. I like the fact that not a lot of alterations have been to the appearance of the materials this makes us as viewers want to continue viewing the image; subsequently you look alot closer at the image and break it down searching for the meaning and end up finding them out.

En Morn was that of my Favourite piece from Kurt Schwitters, my first thoughts was that it had a great blend of Text, imagery and a range of colour. taking a closer look at the image the text at the bottom of the image becomes more evident 'Theses are the things that we are fighting for' it makes you thing of all the things that were going on at the time and the symbolism becomes very clear. the woman is one of the few things that have being kept clear to the viewer which may mean it is the main thing they are fighting for. The woman with her head up may represent hope for the people in their country in this time of War.

I wasn't a big fan of Scwhitters' work however it has helped me to with my thoughts on how to construct my ideas leading up to the exams. When the art of collages are done properly the outcome looks very interesting and also makes the viewer think of all the possible emotions, symbolism and environmental issues going on at the time.