KATHE KOLLWITZ - A WOMANS STRUGGLE FOR A CHILD

KATHE KOLLWITZ WAS A SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ARTIST, BORN AND RAISED IN GERMANY. BECOMING AN ARTIST WAS A BIG SOCIAL RISK FOR A WOMAN AT THE TIME, IT COULD OF EITHER GONE TWO WAYS, UNSUCCESSFUL AND PENNILESS OR SUCCESSFUL, FAMOUS AND RICH. AND THATS WHAT KATHE TALENT CAREER INHALED, SUCCESS. SHE TRAINED AT THE BERLIN ART SCHOOL, A KNOWN SUCCESSFUL ART SCHOOL. SHE WAS MARRIED TO A WEALTHY DOCTOR AND CAME FROM A MIDDLECLASS FAMILY. KATHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE STRONG SUPPORTERS OF COMMUNISM, HOWEVER THIS SOON ENDED AS THEY DISAGREED WITH WHAT SOME OF COMMUNISM STOOD FOR. THIS PAINTING IS NAMED 'A WOMANS STRUGGLE FOR A CHILD' EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MOTHER AND CHILD. THE MOTHER IS SEEN HOLDING A DEAD CHILD, EXPRESSING SELF LOATHING AND STRONG HEARTBREAK. AS MOTHER AND CHILD IS A STRONG UNBREAKABLE RELATIONSHIP. THE FACT THAT KOLLWITZ HAS USE MONOCHROME TO EXPRESS THIS PAINTING MAKES THE SUBJECT MORE DEEP AND EVEN SCARY, THE FACES AND BODY ARE SLIGHTLY DISFIGURED THIS MAKES YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE LOOKING AT THE PAINTING. I LOVE THE DARK SHADOWING AND BLACK AROUND THE EYES. IT EXPRESSES HEARTBREAK AS THIS IS WERE WE USUALLY NOTICE WHEN SOMEONE IS SAD, FROM TEARS. BUT HERE SHE HAS USE BLACK, WHICH WE ASSOCAITE WITH MORBID, SADNESS AND DARK FEELINGS. I LOVE HOW SHE HAS EXPRESSED THE FEELINGS.