1.4 Education and Culture in Weimar Flashcards
What was the aim of education in the Weimar
common system for all german children regardless of background
how long was education comulsory for
until 14
what did the school law of 1920 phase out
phased out schools that select based on ability
What were Confessional schools
Religious schools
What were churches no longer able to do
the right to run state schools
What art form was both Nosferatu (1922) and Metropolis (1927)
Expressionism
what did Weimar films move away from
Realism
who was the director of Nosferatu
Friedrich Murnau
What did the director of Nosferatu do
mixed different types of shots
What was the name of a new artistic style
New Objectivity
what was New Objectivity
confonted present by stripping away pre war idealism
What were features of Bauhaus style
Geometric and concrete sturctures
what did Bauhuas style show
no traditional ornamentation
Who was an infamous Weimar painter
Otto Dix
What did Otto Dix do
painted grotesque depictions of WW1 e.g. ‘The Trench’ 1923
what was Dadaist
an art form with no logical form, inteaded to cofuse
What were key themes of Art style in the Weimar
Impressionsim and celebrate modernism
How did Weimar art reflect impressionism
with distorted faces
