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Rudolf DischingerGerman artist
Date of Birth: 11.11.1904
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- The Neue Sachlichkeit Movement
- Teaching and Artistic Career
- World War II and Aftermath
- Post-War Period
- Later Career and Legacy
Early Life and Education
Otto Dix was born in Gera, Germany, in 1891. He began his artistic studies at the State Academy of Art in Dresden in 1910 but was soon expelled for insubordination.
The Neue Sachlichkeit Movement
In 1924, Dix enrolled at the State School of Art in Karlsruhe, where he studied under Georg Scholz, Karl Hubbuch, and Ernst Würtemberger. He became a leading proponent of the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement, which emphasized the observation of everyday reality with detached objectivity.
Teaching and Artistic Career
From 1927 to 1939, Dix taught at the women's grammar school in Freiburg. In 1934, he established his own art studio. He participated in the "Latest Trends in Painting and Drawing" exhibition in Leipzig in 1925.
World War II and Aftermath
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Dix was drafted into the German army and fought in France and the USSR. He was wounded in 1942 and returned home. He resided in Landshtut from 1943 to 1946 before returning to Freiburg.
Post-War Period
From 1949 to 1956, Dix taught at the State Academy of Art in Freiburg. He became a professor at the academy in 1954. After the academy's closure in 1956, he taught at the Goethe Gymnasium in Freiburg.
Later Career and Legacy
In his later years, Dix's work gradually shifted from abstract art back to figurative painting. He was awarded the Reinhold Schneider Prize of the City of Freiburg in 1976. Otto Dix died in Singen, Germany, in 1969. His work remains an influential example of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement.
