From the ashes of war, German artist Kathe Kollwitz uncovers humanity
- 9 years ago
Works by a famous German artist known for her emotionally powerful imagery are on display here in Seoul.
People in the Korean art community say... this is a very rare opportunity to see the artist's works.
Our Yim Yoon-hee takes us to the very moving exhibition.
A mother, desperate to feed and fend for her children in a country ravaged by war.
The image is one of over 50 original works by the 20th century German painter, printmaker and sculptor Kathe Kollwitz that are being shown at the Seoul Museum of Art.
But inside these charcoal sketches, inside the shadows, are hungry children, traumatized mothers,... the victims of poverty and World War I,... people that artist Kollwitz just couldn't ignore.
"After the war, the remaining families had a very hard time. There was no relief in sight, no counseling and no one to defend them. This artist chose to bring attention to them."
The exhibition is divided into two parts -- one dedicted to the squalid lives of members of the working class prior to 1914, while the latter part shows works that illustrate the living hell experienced by people in Germany in the aftermath of World War I.
Kollwitz was a well-recognized and respected artist in the art community, but she went beyond being an artist and contributed to humanity, bringing awareness to those left in the shadows of this world.
Yim Yoon-hee, Arirang News.
People in the Korean art community say... this is a very rare opportunity to see the artist's works.
Our Yim Yoon-hee takes us to the very moving exhibition.
A mother, desperate to feed and fend for her children in a country ravaged by war.
The image is one of over 50 original works by the 20th century German painter, printmaker and sculptor Kathe Kollwitz that are being shown at the Seoul Museum of Art.
But inside these charcoal sketches, inside the shadows, are hungry children, traumatized mothers,... the victims of poverty and World War I,... people that artist Kollwitz just couldn't ignore.
"After the war, the remaining families had a very hard time. There was no relief in sight, no counseling and no one to defend them. This artist chose to bring attention to them."
The exhibition is divided into two parts -- one dedicted to the squalid lives of members of the working class prior to 1914, while the latter part shows works that illustrate the living hell experienced by people in Germany in the aftermath of World War I.
Kollwitz was a well-recognized and respected artist in the art community, but she went beyond being an artist and contributed to humanity, bringing awareness to those left in the shadows of this world.
Yim Yoon-hee, Arirang News.