MADE FOR THE PARTY

Hannah Höch, one of the most important collage artists of the 20th century, now has her work exhibiting at the White Chapel Gallery. she experimented with the use of pattern cuts, influenced form her time spent studying art and fashion, exploring the notion of abstraction, and what art could do. The exhibition begins looking at the stages of art around the time of Hitlers war, the rebellious Dada period, the terror and pressure felt by Europe, which involved the main political, harsher collages. These colleges Höch collaborated with other members of the Dada group such as Raoul Hausmann, present angry statements ridiculing political powers, the state of the economy, the notion of industry and the military. As well as this, Höch also played with the idea of beauty and what society and the individual relate to as beautiful. and These works at the end of the exhibition showed beautiful, colourful, more relaxed pictures. In contrast to the beginning works, they aren't defined by a particular statement or a deliberate powerful subject matter. They are playful and provide hope and  allow a release from the past and enter into a new and positive era. 'There has always been fantastic art. Particularly in times of internal and external upheaval.' The imaginative and creativity of the pictures are incredibly inspiring, making me want to return to looking at the imagination and peoples fantasies and the surreal. The mix between the known and unknown, the natural and illusion creates these vibrant and engaging pieces. They have made me aware of the colours i am using in my piece, the contrast between the orange fish and the strong bold orange of the fake deflated fish, against the watery blues of the inflatables. http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/exhibitions/hannah-hch