Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expressionist movement.
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Background
- Born in
- Pöchlarn
- Educated at
- University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Awards
- 🏆 Erasmus Prize
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Trending topics shown first"The awareness of imagery is part of living... a life which derives its power from within itself will focus on the perception... of images."
"Open your eyes at last and see... now I will open the book of the world for you, there are no words in it, just pictures."
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Timeline
1886
Born
Birth1980
Died
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