A Study On The Theme Of Violence In Andre Masson’s Paintings In 30s

At the beginning of the 20 th century,the war swept the whole continent of Europe,industrial civilization,instrumental rationality and the side effects buried by the Enlightenment.Some intellectuals began to doubt their own civilization.In the reflection of the situation of war and human,some intellectuals stood in the anti-modernism position.In the field of art,especially hyperrealism,the value orientation and spiritual attitude of young artists were presented.In the Surrealist artists,Masson as an early surrealist artist,has profound literary,philosophical culture,contemporary artists have been evaluated as the most educated surrealist group of artists.In Masson’s artistic career,in addition to his early striking "automatism" painting and creation the use of synthetic materials(which inspired American abstract expressionist painter Pollock created his "action painting"),in a post-war period moved to Spain,during the creation of "massacre" series of works like an overflow of his artistic career,at the same time created three years later at the same time because in the end;on the relationship between politics and art view and super realistic group incompatibility,mainstream groups from Breton LED after their own artistic concept and style of creation is no longer a mutation,is literally The meaning of "automatic painting",but from the experience of World War I war of Nietzschean Philosophy(France two popular acceptance of Nietzsche’s philosophy:the power of the will and experience of life in ancient Greece and struggle)against theextraction of modern civilization and the spirit of rational resources.These changes on Masson’s painting unusual,which in twentieth Century 30 s to 40 s an important historical phenomenon of surrealism,understanding and interpretation of the art of this period Masson,may the surrealist art texture has clearer grasp.On the background of the creation of these themes,there are Masson’ s own experiences,the bottom color of the philosopher in the same age,and the background of the " dissidents " and the mainstream surrealism,and even have the background of women ’ s rights movement and male identity anxiety in the beginning of the first century.