(November 1, 1889 - May 31, 1978)
Hannah Hoch studied art in Berlin and worked as a pattern designer and writer on women's handicrafts. Through her affair and artistic partnership with Raoul Hausmann, a Viennese artist, she became part of the Berlin Club Dada. Club Dada was a German group of Dadaists, an artistic movement dating from about 1916. The group was also involved with political radicalism after the WWI. She didn't express herself politically as much as other members of the group. From 1926-1929 she lived and worked in Holland. She spent the years of the Third Reich in Germany, trying to remain quiet. She married Kurt Matthies, a businessman and pianist, in 1938 and got divorced in 1944.
She created and exhibited her photo collages until her death. She used photos, paper objects, machines parts and various other objects in her work which was usually pretty large.
Hannah Hoch studied art in Berlin and worked as a pattern designer and writer on women's handicrafts. Through her affair and artistic partnership with Raoul Hausmann, a Viennese artist, she became part of the Berlin Club Dada. Club Dada was a German group of Dadaists, an artistic movement dating from about 1916. The group was also involved with political radicalism after the WWI. She didn't express herself politically as much as other members of the group. From 1926-1929 she lived and worked in Holland. She spent the years of the Third Reich in Germany, trying to remain quiet. She married Kurt Matthies, a businessman and pianist, in 1938 and got divorced in 1944.
She created and exhibited her photo collages until her death. She used photos, paper objects, machines parts and various other objects in her work which was usually pretty large.
I was drawn to Hannah Hoch's collages. They have a dark, somber feel to them. It's apparent right away that the images she creates are meant to tell a story. For example, "Abduction" was made in response to changes for women taking place in Weimer society. Before reading the description, my impression was that it was about women or a woman fighting against the current, fighting for her rights. She clearly gets her point across using very few images arranged just right.
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