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Carl Einstein


Born
in Neuwied, Germany
April 26, 1885

Died
July 05, 1940

Genre
Art, Fiction


Carl Einstein (born Karl Einstein, also known by pseudonym Savine Ree Urian) was an influential German Jewish writer, art historian, anarchist and critic. Regarded as one of the first critics to appreciate the development of Cubism, as well as for his work on African art and influence on the European avant-garde, his work combined many strands of both political and aesthetic discourse into his writings, addressing both the developing aesthetic of modern art and the political situation in Europe.

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Average rating: 3.54 · 146 ratings · 20 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors
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Negerplastik
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Los expresionistas alemanes
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Picasso y el Cubismo
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Carl Einstein Prophet der A...
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The invention of the 20th c...
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Der Gaukler der Ebene und a...
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El arte como revuelta, Escr...
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Carl Einstein: "Die schlimm...
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“The uncreative will always waste their energies on the impossible. Be unable to recognize the boundaries, how much of the spiritual the objects can bear and assume.”
― Carl Einstein, Bebuquin
tags: critics, impossible
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“We are no longer so lacking in fantasy as to uphold the existence of a god.”
― Carl Einstein, Bebuquin
tags: fantasy, god, imagination, religion
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“Tanrım, bir şey söylememe izin ver,
Kendimden yaratıldım ben.
Bak bana, bir amacım ben; bırak kendi başıma bir şey yapayım, izin ver bir mucize gerçekleştireyim.
Ey, dönüşümün gecesi, bu bedeni unutabileceğim o yere ne zaman geleceksin, evet, onu fırlatıp atacağım ve o zaman şeylerin başka bir anlamı olacak; farklı olacaklar. Bağlantılar kendi kendilerine yetecek ve parçalar konuşmaya başlayacak. Asıl dönüşüm çözülmedir ve umarım benim de başlangıcım o olur."sy.98”
― Carl Einstein, Bebuquin
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