Today, the landscape paintings of Caspar David Friedrich are considered to be some of the most important of the German Romantic period. However, at the time they were created, Friedrich’s contemplative and tranquil style was often poorly received. Although Friedrich initially found favour among a number of prominent collectors, the Dresden artist soon became overshadowed by painters of the Düsseldorf School. Indeed, it was the Düsseldorf School’s co-founder, Carl Friedrich Lessing, who eventually became the undisputed “star” of German landscape painting. Such a development not only illustrated a change in artistic tastes, but also a fundamental transformation in how people perceived art’s role in society. Caspar David Friedrich still believed that his paintings should serve as a mediator between the viewer and the divine. Whereas the contrasting view saw art as autonomous, serving only itself. It was the latter view which eventually prevailed – and it wasn’t until the end of the 19th century that Friedrich began to be re-evaluated and finally acknowledged as one of the greats in art history.

Yet for all their differences, there was still much that united Caspar David Friedrich with the landscape painters of the Düsseldorf School: not least in terms of their motifs, which ran from Gothic ruins to scenes bathed in moonlight.

The exhibition at the MdbK aims to show you how the painters of the Düsseldorf School initially adopted Friedrich’s style – only to then go their own way within the wider Romantic movement. In order to make the similarities and differences between Friedrich and the Düsseldorfers as tangible as possible, we’ll be comparing paintings of the two styles throughout this tour.

The exhibition CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH AND THE DÜSSELDORF ROMANTICISTS is a collaboration between the MdbK and the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf.

MdbK [guide]: CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH AND THE DÜSSELDORF ROMANTICISTS (English Version)

live recorded at #at.tension #Festival 2022 during djing at the cinema, I was setting sound to 
🎞️ The Man with the Movie Camera, 
a silent film from #1929 by Dziga Vertov

with a movie camera @ at.tension 2022  I Kino

Frische Töne umhüllt von Wiener Schmäh aus Süd-Ost wehen herauf, Vienna is calling! Mit dem neuen Traumcast von Matahari und Volker Arnold freuen wir uns wie ein Wiener Vegi-Schnitzel über den Besuch aus dem Hause @journeytotarab. Mit einer grazilen Feinfühligkeit im Thema Musikauswahl, nehmen die beiden uns im neuen Traumcast mit auf eine Reise, deren Ziel der Weg ist. Oder war das andersherum? Mal rein hören. Viel Spaß! Noch 3 schnelle Fragen an die beiden: 

🐾 Wenn du ein Tier wärst, welches wärst du?
Harry:  Wachtelweizen-Scheckenfalter
Volker: Ente 

🐾 Was isst du am liebsten zum Frühstück?
Volker: Ei im Glas mit Schnittlauch und süßem Cenf, Steinpilze in Cutter angebraten mit weißem Cfeffer, Ciabatta, ein Croissant & ca. 1 Liter Kaffee, ab dann nur noch trockenen Sekt
Harry: Mix aus Nüssen und Obst

🐾 Wenn du bei einer Veranstaltung weltweit auftreten könntest, welche wäre es und warum?
Beide: Ein  b2b von uns beiden auf der Fusion wäre ein Traum

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Matahari & Volker Arnold - Traumcast Nr. 40

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Aufnahme meines Dj-Sets bzw. der live Stummfilmvertonung auf der Fusion 2019. Den passenden Film findet Ihr im Programm des Kinos oder auf meiner Facebook-Seite @DjDdread
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Recording of my DJ set/ live silent film dubbing on the Fusion 2019. The matching film can be found in the program of the cinema or on my Facebook page @DjDdread

SilentFilmDj live @ Fusion Festival 2019

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MdbK [guide]: CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH AND THE DÜSSELDORF ROMANTICISTS (English Version)

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