Hannah Höch

In my own opinion Hannah Höch’s artwork and life shows her struggle to find herself.  She was living in a time where women were not considered equal.  Even her artwork was not in not taken as serious because of her gender.  I think it shows her struggle with her own husband discrediting her work.  Being told who you are and what value you have by someone like your husband takes its toll.  Höch looked past her husband’s own insecurities and showed him up.  She continued to create art even when Hitler (who aspired and failed to become an artist) prosecuted her.  She had to go into hiding because of his self-doubt.  This was because the government he created knew that artwork has no gender and it can show their social injustices.  The artwork I chose is titled Undiscovered Self  by Jerry N. Uelsmann.  This reminded me of Höch because I believe that she began her career unsure of who she was.  Later in her life she continued to produce artwork even though people threatened her and told her not to. I think this shows a lot about the woman she learned to become.  She created artwork which people still value today.  I can appreciate her work so much more after learning about her life.  I think her artwork is more significant than the men’s work who tried to suppress her creativity.   It is hard for me to image how she felt when people close to her discredited her work.  If my class mates and my own partner were to discredit my work it would take a lot of perseverance to continue.  This shows her strong will even though she was a “quiet girl” according to the article.