“How did I come to be an artist ? Endless curiosity, observation, research - and a great amount of joy in the thing” JoyArtistAmountResearchCuriosityEndlessObservation Author:George Grosz
“The war was a mirror; it reflected man's every virtue and every vice, and if you looked closely, like an artist at his drawings, it showed up both with unusual clarity.” IfsMenWarArtistVirtueMirrorsVicesDrawingClarityUnusual Book:The autobiography of George Grosz: a small yes and a big no Source: The autobiography of George Grosz: a small yes and a big no
“My aim is to be understood by everyone. I reject the 'depth' that people demand nowadays, into which you can never descend without a diving bell crammed with cabbalistic bullshit and intellectual metaphysics. This expressionistic anarchy has got to stop... A day will come when the artist will no longer be this bohemian, puffed-up anarchist but a healthy man working in clarity within a collectivist society.” PeopleMenArtistHealthyDemandIntellectualUnderstoodAimDepthClarityRejectsAnarchyBellsBullshitMetaphysicsAnarchistDivingBohemian Author:George Grosz