Bruno Schulz (1892-1942)
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Using the rare printing technique of cliche-verre, he produced, among others, a series of drawings that focused on the subject of sadomasochism, amassed in a portfolio titled XIEGA BALWOCHWALCZA / THE BOOK OF IDOLATRY (c. 1920). Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz was one of the first to praise the works from this portfolio, classifying their author as a "demonologist." Most of these consist of grotesque scenes in which women dominate men, the latter consenting to their role of subordinate beings, adoring the women in all possible ways and ultimately raising altars in their praise. In these works, Schulz draws a close link between female sadism and male masochism. --http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/os_schulz_bruno [Jan 2007]
Biography
Bruno Schulz (July 12, 1892 - November 19, 1942) was a Polish writer and painter of Jewish faith, widely considered to be one of the greatest Polish prose stylists of the 20th century. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Schulz
The Drawings of Bruno Schulz (1990) - Bruno Schulz
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The first complete collection of the known artwork of Polish writer and artist Schulz (1892-1941). Drawing from the Viennese Expressionists and the Old Masters, Schultz portrays his sense of personal and cultural degradation through scenes of grotesque eroticism and masochism. About 200 b&w drawings and sketches are reproduced. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.