Hannah Hoch Dadaist painting

Hannah Hoch was born November 1 1889, she was born in Gotha Germany. She studied at college of Arts and Grant in berlin. In 1914 at the start of WW1 she left school to work in the Red cross. She soon began an influential friendship with Raul Housman a member of the Berlin Dada movement – which soon led to a friendship of romance over time. after schooling in 1919 she became personally involved in the Berlin Dadaist movement . During her relationship with Housman she collaborated with him on multiple paintings, but she was never recognized because she was a female. She wasn’t considered his equal rather just someone in a relationship wit him, this led her to her involvement as  an activist for women rights and equality, which often reflects in her paintings. until her death in 1978,Hoch paintings regularly involve men and women in the same forms, stressing that she believes men and women are equal.

 

Here in this first painting by Hannah Hoch. This image shows various different kinds of eyes belonging to both men and women. All are different colors different shapes and sizes. One cannot tell whether the eyes belong to a man or a woman. This image again refers to Hoch’s view that men and women are one and if especially if they have the same job.

 

This second  image displays what appears to be half of female body with male and female  faces on it. I do not quite understand  the essence of why the female face looks almost like a puzzle and missing one eye or why the male face only shows the eyes and forehead, but what I do understand from this image is the it clearly depicts again Hoch’s view that  men and women are equal . the female statue

 

In the last photo by it has various pictures of men in women attire, it looks like almost making a mockery of mans manhood, and this image reflects Hoch view that men and women are one and should be treated as such.