Dada
(1916-1930)
- an artistic and literary movement developed in mid-191os in Zurich, but its art varies widely.
- a reaction to World War I, extreme nationalism and rationalism.
- believed that the 'reason' and 'logic' of bourgeois capitalist society had led people into war. They rejected this by artistic expression that rejected logic and embraced chaos and irrationality
- An aesthetic style marked by mockery of materialistic and nationalistic attitudes. The movement is believed to have dissipated with the arrival of Surrealist in France.
- Influenced by ideas and innovations from early avant-garde movements - Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Expressionism - its output ranges from performance art to photography, sculpture, and painting.
- the concept is more important than the content of the art
- One main rule - don't follow any rule
The Fountain by Duchamp (1917) Rose Selavy (1921)
Cut with the Kitchen Knife by Hoch
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