Kurt Schwitters: Merzkunst
Kurt Schwitters: Merzkunst German painter, author, and mixed media artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is regarded as one of the most significant artists of the international avant-garde. Merz, as…
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Kurt Schwitters: Merzkunst
German painter, author, and mixed media artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is regarded as one of the most significant artists of the international avant-garde. Merz, as defined by Schwitters, is a "concept of the greatest possible unreservedness and artistic freedom in the choice forms of expression. He studied art at the Dresden Academy, and created the nonsense word "Merz," to describe his one-man artistic movement after the end of the first World War.
Merz art is abstract and characterized by the way it crosses borders within the media."Drawing on a wealth of rich material held by the artist's estate, this book provides an informative introduction and overview to Schiwtter's entire Merz oeuvre, from the experimental magazine of the same name, which is celebrated as a noteworthy work of graphic design to his work on constructivism and surrealism, including aspects of