Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Ludwig Meidner - Apocalyptic Landscapes


I don't understand art. And I don't mean that I don't understand why it exists. I mean, I don't understand it in the same way I don't understand poetry. It doesn't make sense to me. I can look at a painting, or read the words, and it still leaves me confused because I'm not good at finding the "hidden meaning" in things.
 
German Expressionism interests me. It started because of films like Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Faust and Metropolis. The sets were so bizarre, like something you would see in a dream. They didn't look like anything that could exist in reality.
 

My interest in Expressionism led me to Ludwig Meidner's work. I can't sit here and pretend that I'm an authority on it. I'm not. As I said, art is not something I can comprehend. But I'm still fascinated by it. I like looking at his work and I can't explain the reasoning behind it. I read that his Apocalyptic Landscapes predate World War I, showing a city in ruins. That's about all I know.
 
Here are some of my favorites.




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