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art - Painting of Otto Dix

The Camera and the Canvas

When "Video killed the radio star" this wasn’t the first instance of carnage in the world of art. New mediums and technologies always...

Otto Dix

When "Video killed the radio star" this wasn’t the first instance of carnage in the world of art. New mediums and technologies always rival old – usually challenging and enhancing, not killing. A classic example is painting versus photography. Why slave for months capturing an image on canvas when some wise guy with some new-fangled mechanism can do it with the click of a shutter.

The Museo Thyssen Bornemisza explores this topic through a particular case study: Otto Dix and Hugo Erfuth. The two met in Dresden in 1920 just after Dix had returned from a several-year tour in WWI. He struck up a relationship with Erfuth, the older and more established photographer, and the mutual influence altered both of their artistic trajectories.

In addition to examples of both men’s work, the curators have provided background material such as sketches. A visit to the museum will heighten an appreciation of the work not only in terms of aesthetic considerations but cultural/historical context as well.