|
Many writers consider
Christian Schad the most significant Magic
Realist of the Weimar era. After brief
involvements with Cubism and Dada, Schad
traveled twice to Italy, settling in Rome
and Naples for several years, from 1922-25. During this period he
studied firsthand the works on the Italian
Masters, including Raphael and
Agnolo
Bronzino. In 1925 he moved his family
to Vienna. Following his separation from
his first wife
Marcella in 1927, he moved to Berlin.
A study of Schad's paintings provides some
insight into the artistic approaches of
the Magic Realist. Many of his
compositions are collage-style collections
of memories, symbolic content and
pictorial elements skillfully assembled
into unified works of art. His background
in photography is frequently evident by
the cropping of background objects. Schad
is always interested in revealing the
persona of his subjects, but in a
seemingly detached and unsentimental
manner. His paintings always exhibit a
refined detail and tonal control, derived
from his study of the Old Masters. Yet his
subject material is decidedly
contemporary, and reveal his interest in
the phenomenological aspects of life.
|
,%201926%201b.jpg)
,%201930%201b.jpg)
,%201926%201b.jpg)
