About
Artist and writer associated with the Berlin Dada movement and known for such works as "Mechanical Head [The Spirit of Our Age]" from 1920 and photomontage "ABCD" from 1923-24.
Before Fame
He came under the influence of architect Johannes Baader around 1905 and began working in Erich Heckel's studio in 1912 as an Expressionist printmaker.
Trivia
His sculptures, collages, photographs, art-poetry, assemblage works, and performance pieces greatly influenced the development of European Avant-Garde art.
Family Life
He was the son of a professional painter, and his early artistic training was with his father. He married violinist Elfride Schaeffer in 1908.
Associated With
He had a relationship with artist Hannah Hoch.
