Title: Made for a Party
Artist: Hannah Hoch
Year: 1936
Hannah Hoch became very well-known during the Revolution for her creations of photo montages. Women were the main focus of her works, including this one. This has been said to be one of her more optimistic creations of the time. There is an athletic female body dressed in a dance leotard and shoes. She has a large smile and oversized head that is cut off at the cheekbones. She also has very superficial looking blond curls draping the sides of her face. Another aspect that is noticed is the huge staring eye that is pasted over her foot. I liked this piece because it doesn't seem as serious as some of her other works. It appears very simple and put together and with the two-tonal background and oversized head, it emphasizes the smile on the woman and makes you wonder just what is she thinking about during a time such as the Revolution.
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which revolution? Do you mean that her work was revolutionary? She lived through WWI and this work was made as Hitler was building up to WWII but as far as I know was not personally involved in a revolution
ReplyDeleteLook deeper; is it really optimistic? after all, we don't see the eyes, just lips and perfect smile, and a woman's body in a bathing suit
There was a revolution (and a virtual civil war) in Germany after WWI as the Spartacists battled the National Socialists for power and were eventually crushed and massacred. The Dadas (including Hoch) supported the Communist-leaning Spartacists. I agree with you though- this image is neither simple nor optimistic!
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