How One Man Fought Hitler Through Propaganda

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  • Опубликовано: 28 дек 2024

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  • @hawkseye17
    @hawkseye17 2 года назад +419

    Thank you for helping me realize I love art. What you are doing is so important!

    • @jeverymoment
      @jeverymoment 2 года назад +4

      At first, I misread it as "Thank you for helping me realize I don't love art". Imagine such a commentary under a detailed and competent lecture video.

  • @yidavv
    @yidavv 2 года назад +714

    legitimately one of the most under rated youtube channels i've come accross. i've never considred myself to be interested in art, but channels like yours have help me come to appreciate them more. thanks for all the work you put into the channel, hope to see more to come.

    • @Shawn.Grenier
      @Shawn.Grenier  2 года назад +43

      So heartwarming! With comment like yours, you can definitely expect more to come! Thank you!!

    • @natratcritter
      @natratcritter 2 года назад +5

      @@Shawn.Grenier Im a bit new to your channel but will you be covering works done by zdzisław beksiński? Theres also a video called the nightmare artist by In Praise of Shadows I recommend you watch if you have not.

    • @quaaludecowboy692
      @quaaludecowboy692 2 года назад

      Just watch out for his thinly veiled commie propaganda...

    • @Wallyworld30
      @Wallyworld30 2 года назад

      @@Shawn.Grenier I took Art Appreciation as an elective in College and hated it. I'm learning so much more and appreciating art thanks to your channel and other similar channels. Thanks!

  • @jojobizadTRASH
    @jojobizadTRASH 2 года назад +844

    I feel like we take these artist's techniques for granted, considering stuff like photoshop wouldn't come in until the very late 1900s, so it's impressive to see his editing skills put to amazing work. My favorite piece has to be the spread toast piece he did, looks really well put together honestly

    • @spiralingspiral72
      @spiralingspiral72 2 года назад +26

      more like specifically the 1990s, but I get your point

    • @Peak_Palette
      @Peak_Palette 2 года назад +9

      one thing a lot of people dont realize is people back then still had tools to ake it faster and quicker. It may not of been modern technology but it was still technology of their time that made processes shorter, easier, and faster. A good example is an art tool called the Camera Ludica. They may not of had photoshop but they had things that worked just as well lol

    • @Peak_Palette
      @Peak_Palette 2 года назад +1

      @@spiralingspiral72 1987 actually

    • @Peak_Palette
      @Peak_Palette 2 года назад +3

      @@spiralingspiral72 crazy enough adobe illustrator existed even before photoshop lol

    • @spiralingspiral72
      @spiralingspiral72 2 года назад +2

      @@Peak_Palette I didn't know illustrator is that old. It's interesting to see how adobe made 2 really banger products (PS and illustrator), then proceed to acquire virtually everything else to stifle competition.
      Also i want a camera lucida so bad, idk why lol.

  • @concrete_dog
    @concrete_dog 2 года назад +482

    I'm glad I found this channel. Talking about art from a left-leaning lense is definitely something that fits all my niches.

    • @supremesadness999
      @supremesadness999 2 года назад +10

      Liberal

    • @kaneqost
      @kaneqost 2 года назад

      @@supremesadness999Liberals are spineless. Leftist all the way bay-bee

    • @concrete_dog
      @concrete_dog 2 года назад +66

      @@supremesadness999 lol no I'm not a damn liberal

    • @supremesadness999
      @supremesadness999 2 года назад +9

      @@concrete_dog ok liberal

    • @usermaatresetepenre9073
      @usermaatresetepenre9073 2 года назад +70

      @@supremesadness999 you don't... know anything do you

  • @Susie_Floozie
    @Susie_Floozie 2 года назад +40

    Thanks for introducing me to Heartfield's work. I can't believe that somehow I've missed it all these years. The impact of his work is staggering when you realize he was going up against the most monolithic human hate machine of modern times. Damn, that's absolutely heroic.

    • @Kyran-zk3wd
      @Kyran-zk3wd 17 дней назад

      I believe the communist were much more murderous. They hated Jews too.

  • @aviancoleslaw
    @aviancoleslaw 2 года назад +56

    It's so interesting that he would change his name in protest to anti-British sentiments. I've heard of American immigrants changing their names to to avoid anti-German sentiment, so something a bit like the reverse surprised me.

  • @arcie3716
    @arcie3716 2 года назад +22

    The image of John Heartfield cutting the Berlin police chief image and your description is by far one of the most interesting things I heard in a while. This channel is making art more interesting for me.

  • @habition
    @habition 2 года назад +78

    i didn't know i needed a channel in my life that delved so deeply into historical art and taught me about the important cornerstones that came from it. as a long time artist who feels like they don't know enough about art history, you're extremely good at captivating me and making it easy to want to listen and learn. really enjoying all of the content i've been coming across from your channel. i hope you grow exponentially and get the recognition you've more than earned from all of the effort you put into these videos.

  • @TheNimbrod
    @TheNimbrod 2 года назад +9

    The balls to publish the art at this time. really really great

  • @innasushko8362
    @innasushko8362 2 года назад +74

    The way you make content - amazing! Thank you for such great topics in your videos.

  • @charlesbegley1527
    @charlesbegley1527 2 года назад +65

    Hi! Can you pls do a video on the Australian gold rush painting 'Down On His Luck' it is my single most favourite Australian painting and its one of the most saddening paintings out there! As an Australia this will mean a lot to me and no one of RUclips has really done a break down of it!
    Thank you!
    Regards, Charles Begley

    • @Moon-xf2cl
      @Moon-xf2cl 2 года назад +1

      i like this idea as a fellow Australian myself :]

  • @joiedevivre2005
    @joiedevivre2005 2 года назад +19

    The performance art by actress Kathy Griffith, where she held up the Trump mask, simulating a severed head, reminded me of Heartfield's 1929 self portrait.

  • @chiba_disk
    @chiba_disk Год назад +4

    I got really into poster art & wheatpasting during the anti-war protests in the mid 00s and came across Heartfield's name. I remembered looking him up after SOAD's first album. Reading about a guy who made anti-authoritarian propaganda and had to jump out of a window to get away from the cops felt relatable. The phrase "the hand has five fingers, with all five you grab the enemy" is so powerful, its a call to action that demands my participation in the struggle 100 years later. His contributions are so under-appreciated and its a shame so many people have never heard of him. Thank you for this video.

  • @jacobibanez7554
    @jacobibanez7554 2 года назад +5

    Wish there were more channels like this. I've been searching for a long time. Love the content. Please keep it coming

  • @cgautz
    @cgautz 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks!

  • @MalachiMunn
    @MalachiMunn 2 года назад +11

    just got recommended to your channel today, and wow. i am so blown away, i look forward to watching your video essays for years to come! Also super excited about your artist residency project!! May it flourish in the coming months 🙏

  • @oaktreesewede5152
    @oaktreesewede5152 2 года назад +12

    Thanks for the video!
    I’m not only learning about artists and their paintings, in some videos I can really picture myself and compare the artists thoughts and your thoughts with my own thoughts about the world and the way I see things!
    I’m exploring my self and my inner thoughts and I’m learning a great deal about myself!
    Thanks again for the video😁

  • @samcane3494
    @samcane3494 2 года назад +1

    Thanks

  • @shovelhead56
    @shovelhead56 2 года назад +8

    Your narratives are absolutely brilliant! Have learned so much from watching your channel. Thank You for sharing your knowledge!🤙

  • @JohnShrader
    @JohnShrader 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for reminding me of Heartfelt! I was randomly assigned him as a pioneer of design back in my university days and the images I studied stick with me today.

  • @croma2068
    @croma2068 2 года назад +2

    8:33 You ignored the best part of the "Sinn des Hitlergrußes" poster. "Motto: I am supported by millions"
    This pun is genius. Millions of what? Not Germans, as Hitler would claim, but millions of Mark from the capitalists bankrolling Hitler.

  • @taouinche
    @taouinche 2 года назад +6

    C'est passionnant ! Depuis que je connais ta chaîne, je dévore les vidéos les unes après es autres. Merci beaucoup.

  • @Amused_Comfort_Inc
    @Amused_Comfort_Inc 2 года назад +2

    Just found you on accident and I super adore this channel so far ! Getting my art nerding on, love it

  • @altalt3667
    @altalt3667 2 года назад +4

    This is my favourite video by you! Brilliant! ✊

  • @puredifference827
    @puredifference827 2 года назад +5

    Beautiful video, I love the art criticism with interspersed history

  • @givemeyourcups9217
    @givemeyourcups9217 2 года назад +21

    i found out about your channel literally today and i’m so happy i did. the quality and research put into your videos are incredible and i can’t wait to see the channel grow

  • @trojanincrypter
    @trojanincrypter 2 года назад +2

    love your channel bro, 70k already is crazy.

  • @nobredalto
    @nobredalto 2 года назад +20

    I've discovered this channel lately and it sparkled an interest in me for paintings and stuff. This one is also a necessary political video. Congrats!

  • @rileyswett5155
    @rileyswett5155 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the amazing & informative videos, you always create informative, yet digestable and intriguing content!

  • @aeilers1
    @aeilers1 2 года назад +6

    Interesting, thank you. Btw, Heartfield joined the KPD (Kommunstische Partei Deutschlands), not the 'KDP'.

  • @YepItsGoose
    @YepItsGoose Месяц назад +2

    10:11 when I heard this part I literally had to pause because of how specifically relevent this I to whats going on right now

  • @Quinto-bean
    @Quinto-bean 2 года назад +1

    Amazing channel, can’t wait to see your RUclips influence grow

  • @lilla7423
    @lilla7423 2 года назад +6

    I feel like im learning so much from your videos. Its like a really interesting school lesson.

  • @happyghostqueen2272
    @happyghostqueen2272 2 года назад +1

    My photography course visited an exhibition with his art last year and it was incredibly interesting! One guy even did a project on him later that year!

  • @Steyreon
    @Steyreon 2 года назад +6

    What a brave man Heartfield was! Being openly against the Nazis has been deadly for many Germans at this time.

  • @crypticTV
    @crypticTV 2 года назад +2

    2:27 May day communist party
    5:33 propaganda Vs propaganda
    7:22 the meaning of Geneva AIZ
    9:40 socialism Vs fascism
    11:50 Heartfield is still fighting

  • @rhogh
    @rhogh 2 года назад +2

    This literally is my favorite channel for art.💙

  • @robincrowflies
    @robincrowflies Год назад +1

    Thank you--I did not know what Dadaism was. Great work here, by you and Heartfield. It made me wonder if Terry Gilliam was influenced by Heartfield, and it also reminded me that I created a photomontage in my early twenties, a scathing re-mix of a Virginia Slims advertisement. (You've come a long way, baby! Ha!)

  • @tiago_tojeira
    @tiago_tojeira 2 года назад +3

    Just found your channel recently, I've been loving the content. Thanks for the effort and great execution

  • @VAL_N10
    @VAL_N10 2 года назад

    tysm for this perfect video!! I am currently making a school presentation for english class about him since he was such a big inspo for me and the way he made his political art really spoke to me since nobody i knew was really into it. This video helped me group my thoughts so easily!! Definitely subscribing

  • @lowinterrence
    @lowinterrence Год назад +1

    Excellent and well read video as always

  • @abelabel3664
    @abelabel3664 2 года назад +7

    Amazing video! The amount of fascist-apologists in this comment section is astounding though...

    • @DemiLad
      @DemiLad 2 года назад

      national socialism = fascism = your a commie

  • @pvpranathi4431
    @pvpranathi4431 Год назад +1

    thankyou so much for making this video...made my final project for 12th grade on it and it turned out too good.

  • @kranzonguam
    @kranzonguam 2 года назад +1

    Well done!
    May we all keep fighting as long!✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

  • @petrisalo6915
    @petrisalo6915 2 года назад

    Thank you for doing this work. very important. Love this channel !!!

  • @clxstrophxbic
    @clxstrophxbic 2 года назад +1

    Man I'm so glad I found your channel

  • @meegel3689
    @meegel3689 2 года назад +5

    Will you also make videos about beksinski's art? love your content

  • @luciedotzip
    @luciedotzip 2 года назад +1

    Great video, glad to contribute

  • @tbs4liiife
    @tbs4liiife 2 года назад +2

    Fantastic content. 👍

  • @EatSumMorChkin
    @EatSumMorChkin 2 года назад

    So glad I got reccomended this channel. It's actually crazy how the photomontage of attention bombardment is just as relevant today as it was back then.

  • @dhiibvulk9036
    @dhiibvulk9036 2 года назад

    Amazing and very insightful!! Going to look up more of his work after this :)

  • @non_existence_
    @non_existence_ Год назад +1

    the quality of this art is outstanding

  • @Schooliday
    @Schooliday 2 года назад +9

    Incredible showcase, story telling and execution of it all. I subscribed too. Hope you are doing well and are eager to make more of this great content.

  • @hoshangshah
    @hoshangshah 2 года назад

    Thank you. Keep up your good work.

  • @sharonkaczorowski8690
    @sharonkaczorowski8690 2 года назад +1

    Excellent piece!

  • @ravioliiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
    @ravioliiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 года назад +3

    thank you for making such interesting and instructive videos! thank god we still have some people who make those on youtube these days...

  • @stanzadan
    @stanzadan Год назад

    Heartfiled is also one of my favourite artist, he is above art, above fight for manipulated people, above all criticism and every other "ism". So strong in his thoughts and so brave in his interpretations. Infinite glory ❤

  • @janeylane87
    @janeylane87 2 года назад

    This is an amazing channel wow!! Thank you! Right on man! ❣️Really interested in your artist residency!

  • @gardenboydon
    @gardenboydon 2 года назад

    Thank you. I'm new to this channel and I am eager to explore your videos

  • @thegigi4109
    @thegigi4109 2 года назад

    This artist reminded me instantly of the famous picture of Woody Guthrie in '43 -- 'this machine kills fascists' written on his guitar. It's sad, but Heartfield and Guthrie are still significant today.

  • @mattday2656
    @mattday2656 2 года назад +2

    I am 4 minutes in and fascinated, its like design school, but cooler.

  • @januar1285
    @januar1285 2 года назад +1

    Great video! u should make one about Zdzisław Beksiński

  • @tmarshman1200
    @tmarshman1200 2 года назад +1

    Love your videos! You definitely deserve more subs!

  • @Ber93Xeneize
    @Ber93Xeneize 2 года назад +3

    This channel deserves millions of views, quality content, keep up the good work man, greetings from Argentina!

  • @duzyben3653
    @duzyben3653 2 года назад +2

    Can you make a video about "The garden of earthly delights (hell)" painting?
    This thing is so interesting to me. I would like to know who made this creature and why.
    I would be so greatful, if you do so :))))

  • @youssefgamal4156
    @youssefgamal4156 2 года назад +2

    Hey! I am loving your channel, your content is so well made. I humbly recommend the garden of earthly delights for one of your videos. It tells such a deep story.

  • @mhiguelhorta
    @mhiguelhorta Год назад +1

    Thanks! Good content!

  • @das-apfel
    @das-apfel 2 года назад +1

    I love love love your channel! Please keep the great content coming:)

  • @dont-want-no-wrench
    @dont-want-no-wrench 2 года назад +1

    he was hard hitting, and still worthy work today.

  • @Kiro6666
    @Kiro6666 2 года назад

    I like and enjoy the information you provide of art and the artist as well thank you

  • @Coteoki
    @Coteoki 10 месяцев назад

    Is there an explanation somewhere on how he made his art?

  • @dukeofnyc68
    @dukeofnyc68 2 года назад +1

    Ho avuto la fortuna di vedere una mostra su J. Heartfield ( Herzfelde) a Londra nei primi anni '90. Le copertine di A.I.Z. ( rivista illustrata per i lavoratori) erano/sono straordinariamente efficaci ancora oggi.

  • @RukhsarSanjaree
    @RukhsarSanjaree 2 года назад

    I'm so glad I found your channel

  • @raulsimon2218
    @raulsimon2218 2 года назад

    Very good. Quite a discovery (the man and the channel).

  • @copka_7923
    @copka_7923 2 года назад +2

    A great video lesson!

  • @etwasneues5754
    @etwasneues5754 Год назад +1

    In German school we do learn about some of his pictures but never about him as a person which is a shame

  • @glennlavertu3644
    @glennlavertu3644 2 года назад

    One of my favorite artists as well.

  • @Yatukih_001
    @Yatukih_001 Год назад

    Now I finally understand the brutal truth about fascism. Thanks for your video!! Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.

  • @thotparnassus2617
    @thotparnassus2617 2 года назад

    Great presentation …good luck on the residency

  • @hoshangshah
    @hoshangshah 2 года назад

    Can I make a request. Can you do a picture/video of John Berger's Art of Seeing.

  • @Goatchild90
    @Goatchild90 2 года назад +4

    Not even a minute in and John Heartfield sounds like the coolest person to ever live

  • @igorperic5232
    @igorperic5232 2 года назад +1

    Could you make a video on complete list of drawing materials and art genres (op art, futurism, retro - there are so many interesting types of visual forms) - just a beginner who is interested in the subject 😁😁

  • @comradekangaroo447
    @comradekangaroo447 2 года назад

    wow very good video i didnt konw about Heartfield thank you

  • @slotenmakerdenhaag
    @slotenmakerdenhaag 2 года назад

    Excellent, completely forgot about him... thanks!

  • @YesItsTom2U
    @YesItsTom2U 2 года назад

    Very well done! Thank you for teaching me something today. 🙂

  • @gebr75218
    @gebr75218 2 года назад

    congrats on 100k subs

  • @noneofyourbizness
    @noneofyourbizness 2 года назад +1

    gleaned several timely insights into fascism's love affair with capitalism.
    thanks very much

  • @superfluous9726
    @superfluous9726 7 месяцев назад

    Sorry if you've stated this elsewhere, I've looked and could not find it; but what is the peice behind you in this video?

  • @hannesh1308
    @hannesh1308 2 года назад

    i love your chair. please dont change it. :)

  • @KadeOConnor
    @KadeOConnor 2 года назад

    the self portrait remind anyone else of Judith beheading Holofernes? Is it an intentional reference?

  • @JudgeFredd
    @JudgeFredd 2 года назад

    Really great informative video

  • @drewkennerly7029
    @drewkennerly7029 2 года назад

    That magazine cover reminds me of this summers issue of 2600 where they made a mock ai generated set of images of SCOTUS judges

  • @paulr7496
    @paulr7496 2 года назад

    I'm 4 months late to the party and haven't been thru all the comments, but I would recommend looking at the influence JH had on British artist Peter Kennard. You may not recognise the name but I'm pretty sure you'll have seen some of his work.

  • @whydahell3816
    @whydahell3816 2 года назад

    Extremely thoughtful 👏

  • @Alza.art4518
    @Alza.art4518 2 года назад +6

    This is something I love about art. I can’t fight h!tler, I can’t stop global warming, end corruption, end world hunger, end inequality, or anything else my teachers force me to do. I’m not that strong, or smart, or anything really, but as long as I can draw, I can pretty much do anything through my art

  • @TheWaveGoodbye-Music
    @TheWaveGoodbye-Music 2 года назад

    Just found the channel through this video :)
    I wonder if I can use any if Heartfields work as album cover art?
    Would be great to revive some of his images in these troubling times

  • @lazygazzzer
    @lazygazzzer 2 года назад

    I read somewhere that during the war, many of these images were printed-up as postcard sized stickers and distributed to children.... who gleefully stuck them all over the place. A bit like what happens these days with tag/stickers.

  • @aloiv_viola
    @aloiv_viola 2 года назад

    can you give sources for your video? like books about the topic?

  • @Flozone1
    @Flozone1 2 года назад +3

    I feel like his artstyle was picked up by later German satiricists. Especially the Titanic. I wonder if you know about them and how much they reflect Heartfield and satire in general.

  • @monto39
    @monto39 2 года назад +1

    It's interesting how the word 'propaganda' has a strongly negative connotation now. It doesn't appear to have been so in the past. I like how this video goes into that concept. (I also happen to be a huge lover of WWII and cold war propaganda movies - every time I watch Edge of Darkness I'm ready to pick up a rifle and join Errol Flynn in fighting the Nazis myself!).