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Wolfgang Paalen (July 7, 1905 - September 24, 1959)
Wolfgang Paalen
(July 7, 1905 - September 24, 1959) |
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Fumage Art Work
| Name: |
Wolfgang Paalen |
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Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality: |
Austrian-Mexican |
| Birth: |
July 7, 1905 |
| Death: |
September 24, 1959 |
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| Known For: |
Fumage |
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Surrealism |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painting
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Biography
| Paalen studied in Paris until moving to Mexico at the invitation of Frida Kahlo in 1939. He worked in abstraction and surrealism often representing semi-human, semi-animal 'Saturine Princes' in a jungle setting. He helped organize the Surrealist Exhibition in Mexico City. In 1941, he turned to a style he called Dynaton and published articals in the journal Dyn. His ideas and writings were founded upon quantum theory, gestalt theory and writings by Nietzsche. |
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