Wikipedia entry
Introduction
César Domela (15 January 1900 – 30 December 1992) was a Dutch sculptor, painter, photographer, and typographer, and a key member of the De Stijl movement.
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Q2717011
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Introduction
Cesar Domela was the son of famed socialist leader Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis. His Cubist-style paintings fit in with the precepts of the De Stijl artists and Domela joined them, being the youngest memeber of their group. Mastering the tehchnique of graphic art on his own, Domela's typographic experimentation allowed him to join the Ring Neue Werbegestalter in Berlin. Using photomantage for his book covers and advertisements, he proclaimed photography as a contemporary medium for graphic communication. Domela organized the "Photomontage" exhibition at the Staatliche Kunstbibliothek, Berlin in spring 1931. With the rise of Nazism in Germany, Domela left for Paris where he established the first silkscreen printing studio for advertising. He still designed posters and magazine covers, but returned to painting in 1936.
Nationalities
Dutch, French
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Manufacturer, Interior Decorator, Typographer, Linocutter, Lithographer, Graphic Designer, Jewelry Designer, Serigrapher, Graphic Artist, Mosaicist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Names
César Domela, Cesar Domela, César Domela Nieuwenhuis, César Domela-Nieuwenhuis, Cesar Domela-Niewenhuis, Domela
Ulan
500007460
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Works

14 works online

Exhibitions

Publication

  • Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented, 1918–1939. The Merrill C. Berman Collection at MoMA Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 288 pages
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