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Andr\u00b4e Masson, \u00b4Elan d\u00b4evore par les chiens, 1945, _Ol auf Leinwand, 52 x 60 cm<\/em><\/p>\n On the occasion of the centenary of the Surrealist Manifesto published in 1924, numerous museums all over Europe have been honouring the spirit of the most revolutionary art movement of the 20th century with impressive exhibitions. Extensive overviews and more specific aspects of Surrealism can currently be explored at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Lenbachhaus in Munich and the Kunsthalle Vogelmann in Heilbronn. With ANDR\u00c9 MASSON. La m\u00e9moire du monde | Das Ged\u00e4chtnis der Welt, DIE GALERIE in Frankfurt presents a deeper insight into the work of a unique and \u2018unconventional\u2019 surrealist by dedicating his sixth solo exhibition to this artist.<\/p>\n Andr\u00b4e Masson, Le peintre, 1937, _Ol auf Leinwand, 100 x 81 cm<\/em><\/p>\n The work of Andr\u00e9 Masson (1896-1987) is characterised by a remarkable diversity of techniques and subjects. As a major representative of surrealism and the creator of the so-called d\u00e9ssin automatique, his art synthesises the knowledge of centuries. In his paintings, drawings and sculptures, he captured inspirations from Goethe, Kleist and German intellectual history, including romanticism, impressionism and Asian calligraphy, and integrated them into a new and highly personal art and philosophy. \u2018The artist must constantly reshape the universe or, if you will, create his own,\u2019 that was his credo. This conviction is reflected in an intense imagery, pervaded by a constant transformation, an eternal cycle of creation and decay.<\/p>\n Andr\u00b4e Masson, Les Masques, _Ol auf Leinwand, 60 x 73 cm<\/em><\/p>\n In Masson’s early work, his expressivity and personal impressions of southern French landscapes converge in a highly distinctive kind of Cubism. The following surrealist creative phase is dominated by tragic figures from Greek mythology, reflecting existential questions and traumatic experiences from the conflicts in Europe. In his American period, Masson resumes the threads of his early fascination with Chinese calligraphy, resulting in works that are almost abstract, gestural, informal. Here, his \u2018mythology of nature\u2019 finds an extension into the cosmic. It is only in his late work that the arc of his endless pictorial inventions comes full circle, leading him back to his representational, narrative visual language. What makes Andr\u00e9 Masson and his work so unique in the context of Surrealism is their deep roots in artistic developments, both in the era before and after Surrealism. His uncompromising nature within the renowned circle and his significant role in the development of 20th-century art as a whole add a further layer of meaning to his work.<\/p>\n Gallery DIE WEBSITE<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[50,51],"class_list":["post-47107","insights","type-insights","status-publish","hentry","category-insight","category-stories"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"en","enabled_languages":["ko","en"],"languages":{"ko":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights\/47107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/insights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/insights"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kiaf.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-edge.kiaf.org\/web\/2024\/12\/26104519\/Andr%C2%B4e-Masson-Le-peintre-1937-_Ol-auf-Leinwand-100-x-81-cm.jpg\")
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