DADAISM

 

       John Heartfield,

He is one the creative artists, born as the name Helmut Herzfelde in Berlin in 1891. He lost his parents at the early age. He served as an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Wiesbaden in 1905-06, before going to Munich to study at the "Kunstgewerbeschule" from 1908 to 1911. He returned to Berlin, following a brief interval as a graphic artist in Mannheim. In 1915-16 He was inducted for active service into the German armed forces in 1915 -16. He protested against anti-British, he was so annoyed at the them and changed his name to John Heartsfield for the rest of his life. He became a follower of the Dada movement in Berlin in 1917 and joined the German Communist Party (KPD) in the same year. John Heartfield played a major role in the Dada Movement, however, he learned techniques and styles from many other artists who expressed their political ideas through art. Influenced mostly by the early Dadaists, he adapted their style to portray his art. These are some of Heartfield's colleagues and other people who effected his art; Max Ernst, George Grosz, Richard Huelsenbeck and Raoul Hausmann.

Some of the Artworks

Police Commissioner Zorgiebe  (1929).

Self portrait with Police Commissioner 

It was used as apolitical cartoon in Berlin's Arbeiter-Zerlung (AIZ). It shows Heartfields obvious dislike of a man who supported the Nazi party.

        And yet it moves (1943)

 This piece refers to a comment made by Galileo, when he was asked by force to deny his believe that the earth moved around the sun. Upon his release from the investigation, he pounded the earth with his foot and said " And yet it moves".

The image shows that, despite the Hitler's terror, the world survived 

The meaning of Hitler Salute 1932

Little man ask for big gifts. Motto: Millions stand behind me

A sign of loyalty to the leader by the Nazi. it shows that money fuels the political power, by implying that the Nazi's salute is in fact , a plea for cash