Self-portrait as Mars in 1915. |
In the second year of first worldwar, he depicts himself as the God of War with angles borrowed from cubism.
In this scene, death is abundant. Horses rear and flee. Buildings burst open and cities crumble.
Yet Otto Dix remains alive.
Survival under such circumstances might give anyone a messiah complex.
Art critics say so.
I think that's just self-consciousness.
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