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Otto Dix - An Artist of Anguish
Rising from the smokestacks of industrial Germany in the late 19th century, as Europe was beginning to grapple with the harrowing realities of conflict and societal upheaval, one artist dared to confront the raw, unvarnished truth of the human condition through his stark, provocative creations. Otto Dix, a master of expressionist and New Objectivity movements, as well as a key figurehead within a style of art that would later be branded by the Nazis as Degenerative art, emerged as a beacon of artistic courage and social commentary in interwar Germany. His works, marked by their visceral intensity, dark satire and uncompromising morbidity, offer profound insights into the depths of human suffering, the fragility of human life, and the complexities of the human psyche.
His artistic journey unfolded against a backdrop of the brutality of World War I, the volatile Weimar Republic, and the rise of fascism. Dix, however, refused to romanticise or sugarcoat these events. Instead, he wielded his brush as a scalpel, meticulously dissecting the human experience and exposing its often grotesque underbelly.
In this video, we will delve into some of the most unflinching visions of Otto Dix, where viewers are confronted not with idealised heroes or beautiful landscapes, but with the mangled bodies of soldiers, the desperation of the impoverished, and the moral decay of a nation during this cataclysmic era in European history.
Through his iconic style and technique, Dix challenged the prevailing narratives of his time, forcing society to confront the uncomfortable truths that lay beneath the surface. Here we will explore his work in-depth, from his jarring subject matter to his masterful technical execution, which served as a stark indictment of war, social inequality, and the darkness within humanity itself.
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @mortonbeard2240
    @mortonbeard2240 2 години тому

    I remember THE CEMETERY.

  • @MegaAtomium
    @MegaAtomium 2 години тому

    I love Night Gallery so much!

  • @mortonbeard2240
    @mortonbeard2240 2 години тому

    I remember COOL AIR.

  • @ameofami6715
    @ameofami6715 3 години тому

    Jean Pierre Basquiat...

  • @Janeka-xj2bv
    @Janeka-xj2bv 4 години тому

    What a rich, inner life Redon must have had. This is what draws me to Blind Dweller. The Art shown here is a window into the artists' souls, and it only scratches the surface.

  • @robertwhitford4723
    @robertwhitford4723 6 годин тому

    It dissolved into a boring Six Sense Spinoff' and chopped up stories segmented and half hour incompletes.

  • @ericbay398
    @ericbay398 9 годин тому

    'The Escape Route' had the most poetic ending. I cheered at the end.

  • @dwebb68
    @dwebb68 10 годин тому

    Absolutely amazing! It baffles me how someone can create something so beautiful, technical, and terrifying all at the same time! My creative gene is severely lacking!

  • @philfletcher3434
    @philfletcher3434 16 годин тому

    I think the 'Saturn painting is the most terrifying depiction of evil and madness ever created. And could be used to define all the monsters and tyrants in the world today. Chief among them being Vlad 'the mass murdering maniac' Putin. He truly is the most evil 'human' on Earth today.

  • @cyberpowerjohn
    @cyberpowerjohn 18 годин тому

    I love Dix's art. It reminds me of Ralph Steadman's illustrations for "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".

  • @Cyril-sf8xe
    @Cyril-sf8xe 19 годин тому

    The episode with john astin was called pamelas voice.

  • @darraghquinlan3943
    @darraghquinlan3943 20 годин тому

    Wow. First time that I've seen your productions. Really well done, scripted, narrated and produced. First time I've heard of Beksinisky. Many thanks for this. Loved it.

  • @Handle_availible
    @Handle_availible День тому

    Ur channel has helped me in improving my skills to better potray my visions in my art.thx

  • @kingcrimson3601
    @kingcrimson3601 День тому

    NOT THE HELL LOBSTER

  • @roachdoggjr1940
    @roachdoggjr1940 День тому

    Otto Dix? I thought they closed that place down!

  • @myacorrea8670
    @myacorrea8670 День тому

    I would love to see you do one on Judith Scott. she really is amazing and not to many people know of her.

  • @user-ps8kp1eo9k
    @user-ps8kp1eo9k День тому

    That episode still creeps me out to this day. The episode was called, “The Caterpillar.”

  • @user-in4cl9fx3h
    @user-in4cl9fx3h День тому

    OMG...I didn't know about these, and I love Rod Sterling. Thank you so much for these!!!

  • @kathryncoles4206
    @kathryncoles4206 День тому

    The Doll in the story makes Chucky look so damn funny (unintentionally). Though, I'm fascinated by these old and creepy dolls

  • @user-er9ly5dm3l
    @user-er9ly5dm3l День тому

    1:22 seconds in and I’m so uncomfortable 😂

  • @billwoods9302
    @billwoods9302 День тому

    In the segment THE DOLL, the Indian gentleman who tells the colonel about the doll's purpose, also mentions that the doll has a very powerful poison on its teeth. When the colonel confronts the doll on the stairs which results in a wound on his arm, the story narrative suggests that the colonel was bitten and is now poisoned. I'm surprised you missed that, but it would explain why a seemingly innocuous gash on his arm would be so confusing to you if it were fatal. Overall, great synopsis of some great episodes. I watched these when they first aired when I was in grade school and was terrified by them. Also, the show's introduction music and imagery is iconic and horrifying in its own right.

  • @cornkobmansanto17
    @cornkobmansanto17 День тому

    Thank you so much for this. Dix is one of my favorite artists ever, along with Frans Marc and Kandinsky.

  • @richarddouglas1712
    @richarddouglas1712 День тому

    That's the creepiest doll I ever seen 😮

  • @SnakeBush
    @SnakeBush День тому

    its good to know someone draws like i do butt man 👨 one eye 👁‍🗨

  • @OldHoTrollin
    @OldHoTrollin 2 дні тому

    She did a Gorey style Figbash and woman and there is also a painting that is tge same as another artist I just watched a doc of. Super weird

  • @snoophogger9978
    @snoophogger9978 2 дні тому

    You mean to say at 7:17 , you don't see that fading male figure petting the dog?

  • @SnakeBush
    @SnakeBush 2 дні тому

    finally good foood. for now our eyes eat

  • @KetchupCanvas
    @KetchupCanvas 2 дні тому

    This video sparked a really deep conversation with my husband. We watch your videos together and talk about the paintings as you bring them up and offer each other our views on them. Thanks for making our evenings more rich and interesting! 😊

  • @user-rm2zk8jj9r
    @user-rm2zk8jj9r 2 дні тому

    Its jean not john

  • @MadamHoneyB
    @MadamHoneyB 2 дні тому

    7:48 This one reminds me of The Truman Show. Anyone else agree???

  • @PLRAHAPL
    @PLRAHAPL 2 дні тому

    It’s not scary nor creepy, I could walk in his world.

  • @xVMETALLIC4Vx
    @xVMETALLIC4Vx 2 дні тому

    Wow what awesomely dark art by a very troubled man! I think he may be my favourite artist. Well done @blind dweller, really well made video as always ! ❤

  • @fappingfoopa
    @fappingfoopa 2 дні тому

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON karel thole

  • @joehall6559
    @joehall6559 3 дні тому

    agree with number 1-. iam 59 now still creeps me out,scary . just wow. wish this had been turned into a movie,great acting and story. its the best

  • @sebastianavendano7872
    @sebastianavendano7872 3 дні тому

    Also, in the triumph of death, the red cape and folliage in the background form a rose

  • @robinlandry518
    @robinlandry518 3 дні тому

    I love his art because it draws you in and makes you think, seeing where it takes you....because the artist claims no intended meaning

  • @sobekmania
    @sobekmania 3 дні тому

    Frankly, Tatsushima's work radiates a sense of uncontrolled anger, especially from a female perspective. Understanding that most of her work touches on sexual violence inflicted towards women, her depictions of these atrocities feel realistic. The women in her paintings have had their sense of identities mauled, and the representations of them reflect that. They look like demons who have inherited a human form, wearing their trauma in ways that clearly leave them ashamed of themselves, which echoes the true complexities of surviving something so unspeakable. She doesn't sugarcoat the damage that sexual assault causes towards people, and I commend her for it.

  • @wendelllanders8439
    @wendelllanders8439 3 дні тому

    I own the 30 show collection issue!Its great!

  • @michaelgoldberg7127
    @michaelgoldberg7127 3 дні тому

    I can only recollect 2 vivid stories from this show, as I was still a teenager. My memory is hazy, but there was a story about "When Aunt Ada Came To Visit" and a story with John Forsyth as a doctor who could induce death into a person, and revive them by clapping out a certain number of times that he would clap, and the person came back to life. He recounted the story to a friend many years later of how upset he was that he could not revive him. Guilt ravaged his life. When recounting with the friend the sequencing of clapping, the friend noticed he missed a clap. Overhearing this, his estranged wife, who was having an affair with the young man, ran to the gravesite(it was an above ground in a masoleum). Thunder and lighting reigned that night. She ran to his casket and banged on the top of it with the correct sequence. What popped out scared me to death. I can still see his image today.

  • @jeff-be3sm
    @jeff-be3sm 3 дні тому

    It is glorious that Mr Sarkin's correspondence became a vessel or canvas or whatever. I don't give a shit about the revealing of your actual name. Matthew is a fine name. I've seen his art, i have seen his work but i knew nothing about him. Thank you for this video, i dug it a lot.

  • @tayloradams372
    @tayloradams372 3 дні тому

    I’m glad I found this channel it’s hard to find a good channel that discuss arts of all kinds and do it very detailed !!! I’ll definitely watch these as a sort of inspiration (I do art as well)

  • @user-rm2fk8xj8k
    @user-rm2fk8xj8k 3 дні тому

    He described the feeling of Xanax perfectly and thats what makes it so evil. As soon as it started effecting my life negativily I threw all the pills in the garbage and immediately told my doctor "These pills are pure evil and they will consume me. I want something else."

  • @andersand6576
    @andersand6576 3 дні тому

    Great video! Dix is truly fascinating. How was the dachshund seen after WWI? Common mans dog? Dog of the nobility? A suggestion for an artist to feature could be Otto Frello, could see his post apocalyptic, yet happy, paintings be of interest to the viewers of your awesome channel.

  • @helenvanpatterson-patton
    @helenvanpatterson-patton 4 дні тому

    It has been a while since I truly enjoyed a video. I was drawn in and kept in until the end. Thank you! Love your content.

  • @leviriggs2422
    @leviriggs2422 4 дні тому

    It seems different people, from different cultures, in different times all seem to do this. They know before they go.. they create some type of art, some message, or family heirloom. Sometimes this work is a reflection on their life, something discovered, or something they are dealing with. Before they make that journey they know usually have to acquire the materials. Sometimes people have the materials but are hesitant to start.. but know sooner or later the creation(s) must be made.

  • @timcastle1844
    @timcastle1844 4 дні тому

    A "Nervous breakdown" is called Death. Schizophrenia has many effective treatments.

  • @mood_z94
    @mood_z94 4 дні тому

    Aye! Congratulations! Been a subscriber for a few years and am always excited to watch a new video! Keep up the great work

  • @harunatsu6756
    @harunatsu6756 5 днів тому

    Why did you use footage from the 2009 film when you are talking about the 1945 film???

  • @GaryBailey-hk4ex
    @GaryBailey-hk4ex 5 днів тому

    Yeah I am too, Night Gallery is one , then Warren monster and sci-fi magazines!!! GaryBailey KingofDarkness 🧛🦇🐺⚰️