Otto Dix

The Trench Warfare by Otto Dix 1932

Otto Dix, the son of Franz Dix (1862-1942) and Louise Amann (1864-1953) was born in Unternhaus, Germany, in 1891. After attending elementary school he worked locally until 1910 when he became a student at the Dresden School of Arts and Crafts. To help fund his education, he accepted commissions and painted portraits of local people.

This painting is to demonstrate or illustrate the impact of a war. We know that the first consequence of a conflict is the lost of human life that we can never replace. The painting tells us that a lot of people lost their life during the two wars and dead bodies were every where. The "Trench warfare" reminds us that war is not a smart choice and we should avoid it whenever we can. We can say that the trench warfare met Dadaism expectations.