Oskar Kokoschka
Also known as Oscar Kokoschka, O. Kokoschka, kokoschka, o. kokoschka
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)
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Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, playwright, and writer who lived from 1886 to 1980 and helped shape modern European culture across multiple creative fields. His work in drama, painting, and literature made him an influential figure in 20th-century art, particularly during the expressionist movement.
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- “I cannot say why I wanted to paint. The only answer is in the pictures themselves.”
- “My plays are not didactic... they simply express my attitude to my world.”
- “The awareness of imagery is part of living... a life which derives its power from within itself will focus on the perception... of images.”
- “Open your eyes at last and see... now I will open the book of the world for you, there are no words in it, just pictures.”
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Oskar Kokoschka CBE ( Austrian German: [ˈkɔkɔʃka]; 1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian (though, at times during his long life, he had also Czech and British citizenship) artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expressionist movement.
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1886 births1980 deaths20th-century Austrian male artists20th-century Austrian painters20th-century Austrian printmakers20th-century British male artists20th-century British painters20th-century dramatists and playwrightsAcademic staff of the Dresden Academy of Fine ArtsAlma MahlerArtists in the Degenerate Art exhibitionAustrian emigrants to Scotland