Max Ernst

I'd like to present you a few works of the german surrealist painter Max Ernst I found quite interesting. Ernst was born in 1891 and began studying philosophy, literature, art history, psychology and psychiatry.

He survived two world wars, married three times, lived in Germany, France and the United States and produced more than 80 significant works before his dead in 1976.


















This one is titled "The triumph of surealism" and was made in 1937. I find this one especially powerful. The creature, half man, half beast could be originated form your worst nightmares.





















This one his one of his earlier works, form 1023 and is called "Ubu-The imperator". It somehow strongly reminds me of another picture I have seen before, but I can't get the connection...

I like the way he mixes realistic, human elements with fantasy styles and non-organic patterns, and it still feels so fluent

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Ernst
http://www.allposters.com/