Tilman Schlemmer
1 April, 1925 – 12 March, 1945
81st Death Anniversary
Tut and Oskar Schlemmer’s youngest child Tilman, was born in Weimar, Germany, on 1 April 1925. His sisters were Karin (1921 – 1981) and Ute Jaïna (1922 – 2010) Schlemmer.
A happy childhood at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Breslau (Wrocław), and Berlin ended when the Nazis dismissed his father in 1932, scattering the family. Though Oskar recognized Til’s artistic skills, higher education was out of reach. Drafted into labour service during World War II, Til was later conscripted into the “Wehrmacht”. He succumbed to his injuries on 13 March 1945 on the East Front, weeks before the war’s end.
One of millions of European youths dreaming of freedom, Tilman Schlemmer was dispatched by the Nazis to the Eastern Front without military training. His life was crushed by Nazi fascism and war -- he had no chance to survive.
Tilman + Jaïna Schlemmer, Berlin 1932
Photo © Tut Schlemmer, © Photo Archive C. Raman Schlemmer
A happy childhood at the Bauhaus in Dessau, Breslau (Wrocław), and Berlin ended when the Nazis dismissed his father in 1932, scattering the family. Though Oskar recognized Til’s artistic skills, higher education was out of reach. Drafted into labour service during World War II, Til was later conscripted into the “Wehrmacht”. He succumbed to his injuries on 13 March 1945 on the East Front, weeks before the war’s end.
One of millions of European youths dreaming of freedom, Tilman Schlemmer was dispatched by the Nazis to the Eastern Front without military training. His life was crushed by Nazi fascism and war -- he had no chance to survive.
Tilman + Jaïna Schlemmer, Berlin 1932
Photo © Tut Schlemmer, © Photo Archive C. Raman Schlemmer
Oskar Schlemmer
Abstrakte Figur, Freiplastik G |Abstract Figure, Sculpture in the Round G,1921/1923
Abstrakte Figur, Freiplastik G |Abstract Figure, Sculpture in the Round G,1921/1923
Schlemmer transformed the dynamic essence of dance into static forms through
geometric abstraction, conveying movement and spatial interaction. As sculptural forms in The Triadic Ballet, the sculpture exemplifies his pursuit of movement and abstraction. The interplay of concave and convex surfaces, along with the contrasts of light and shadow, generates a sense of dynamism.
geometric abstraction, conveying movement and spatial interaction. As sculptural forms in The Triadic Ballet, the sculpture exemplifies his pursuit of movement and abstraction. The interplay of concave and convex surfaces, along with the contrasts of light and shadow, generates a sense of dynamism.
© Photo Archive C. Raman Schlemmer
