Gerd Arntz (1900 - 1988)
1900-12-11Remscheid, Germany1988-12-04Haag, The NetherlandsGermany, The Netherlands
Gerd Arntz
Gerd Arntz was a 20th-century German artist known for his skillful woodcut prints. A member of the Cologne Progressives—a group concerned not just with social and political issues, but also with the public’s ability to understand these concepts—Arntz sought to use his art as a method of delivering crucial information to the masses. Over the course of his life, he designed approximately 4,000 pictograms known as ISOTYPEs, or International System of Typographic Picture Education, a unique form of symbolized data from industries, politics, and economic phenomena intended for use by those who could not read.
Date and place of birt: | 11 december 1900, Remscheid, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 4 december 1988, Haag, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | Germany, The Netherlands |
Period of activity: | XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Designer, Engraver, Graphic artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Cologne Progressives |
Genre: | Genre art |
Art style: | Modern art, Constructivism, New Objectivity |
Technique: | Engraving, Screen printing |