Dada
(c.1916-1922)
RAOUL HAUSMANN (1886-1971)
'Tatlin at Home', 1920 (collage)
'Tatlin at Home', 1920 (collage)
Dada was not a style of art like Fauvism or Cubism.
It was a form of artistic anarchy born out of disgust for the social,
political and cultural establishment of the time which it held
responsible for Europe's descent into World War.
Dadaism was an ‘anti art’ stance as it was intent on destroying the artistic values of the past. The aim of Dada was to create a climate in which art was alive to the moment and not paralysed by the corrupted traditions of the established order. Dada’s weapons in the war against the art establishment were confrontation and provocation. They confronted the artistic establishment with the irrationality of their collages and assemblages and provoked conservative complacency with outrageous actions at their exhibitions and meetings.
The Dada movement started in Zurich and spread as far as New York. Marcel Duchamp, Raoul Hausmann, Jean Arp and Kurt Schwitters were among the best of the Dada artists.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
Dadaism was an ‘anti art’ stance as it was intent on destroying the artistic values of the past. The aim of Dada was to create a climate in which art was alive to the moment and not paralysed by the corrupted traditions of the established order. Dada’s weapons in the war against the art establishment were confrontation and provocation. They confronted the artistic establishment with the irrationality of their collages and assemblages and provoked conservative complacency with outrageous actions at their exhibitions and meetings.
The Dada movement started in Zurich and spread as far as New York. Marcel Duchamp, Raoul Hausmann, Jean Arp and Kurt Schwitters were among the best of the Dada artists.
source http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/timelines/modern_art_timeline.htm
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