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John Heartfield, by saajid22 on Jun 24, 2007 16:46:14 GMT 1, i just come across some work by this guy John Heartsfield. i had never heard of him before today and I am amazed by some of his work. in particular there was an image of a dove that had been stabbed and some images of hitler that were cool too.
does anyone know the best place to start looking for some info on his work and him.
i just come across some work by this guy John Heartsfield. i had never heard of him before today and I am amazed by some of his work. in particular there was an image of a dove that had been stabbed and some images of hitler that were cool too.
does anyone know the best place to start looking for some info on his work and him.
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John Heartfield, by Friendly Ghost on Jun 24, 2007 17:28:05 GMT 1, John Heartfield was one of the real pioneers of photomontage, and one of the most outspoken critics of the Nazis as they rose to power. His stuff is unbelievably powerful, and extremely political, at a time when political opposition had a tendency to disappear and never be seen again. There are great stories of him climbing out of windows as the SS was coming up to his apartment to arrest him. His anglicized name itself is a protest against the xenophobia that was rampant in Germany back in the teens (his real name was Helmut Herzfeld).
I think that the image of the dove of peace, impaled on a bayonet (with the words, Never Again, scrawled in the background) is one of the most powerful anti-war images of all time.
The best resource on him is an amazing book by David Evans called John Heartfield AIZ/VI 1930-38. It's got incredible plates of all of his work with translations and explanations. Every piece has a real political context to it, so explanations are pretty helpful. There's also a cheap little book with lots of his images called Heartfield vs. Hitler, by John Willett.
Online, you can a student biography on him at:
www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk/MultimediaStudentProjects/00-01/9703021w/mmcourse/project/html/Other%20Bits/index_of_illustrations.htm
Edit... Woops, the link seems not to work even when you cut and paste the part from the second line... let me see if I can figure it out.
Here's a link to the Never Again piece.
photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2409/1258/1600/Never_Again.jpg
And links to lots of general information about him:
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/heartfield_john.html
John Heartfield was one of the real pioneers of photomontage, and one of the most outspoken critics of the Nazis as they rose to power. His stuff is unbelievably powerful, and extremely political, at a time when political opposition had a tendency to disappear and never be seen again. There are great stories of him climbing out of windows as the SS was coming up to his apartment to arrest him. His anglicized name itself is a protest against the xenophobia that was rampant in Germany back in the teens (his real name was Helmut Herzfeld). I think that the image of the dove of peace, impaled on a bayonet (with the words, Never Again, scrawled in the background) is one of the most powerful anti-war images of all time. The best resource on him is an amazing book by David Evans called John Heartfield AIZ/VI 1930-38. It's got incredible plates of all of his work with translations and explanations. Every piece has a real political context to it, so explanations are pretty helpful. There's also a cheap little book with lots of his images called Heartfield vs. Hitler, by John Willett. Online, you can a student biography on him at: www.hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk/MultimediaStudentProjects/00-01/9703021w/mmcourse/project/html/Other%20Bits/index_of_illustrations.htmEdit... Woops, the link seems not to work even when you cut and paste the part from the second line... let me see if I can figure it out. Here's a link to the Never Again piece. photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2409/1258/1600/Never_Again.jpgAnd links to lots of general information about him: www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/heartfield_john.html |
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John Heartfield, by saajid22 on Jun 24, 2007 23:20:21 GMT 1, thanks, just what i was after.
thanks, just what i was after.
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John Heartfield, by sputnikeye on Jun 25, 2007 9:50:52 GMT 1, You can see it in Kennards work, I also thing of J.H when I see what Kennard has been up to.
You can see it in Kennards work, I also thing of J.H when I see what Kennard has been up to.
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