Dadaism

DADAISM

When did the Dada movement happen?

- the dada movement started during the first world war and peaked from 1916 to 1922

Where did Dada begin and where did it spread to?

- dada began in Zurich and spread throughout Europe and north america

Who were the main artists involved in the movement?

-René Crevel, Max Ernst, Dostoievsky, Théodore Fraenkel, Jean Paulhan, Benjamin Péret, Johannes Baargeld, Robert Desnos. Philippe Soupault, Jean Arp, Max Morise, Raphaël, Paul Éluard, Louis Aragon, André Breton, Giorgio de Chirico, Gala Éluard

What were the Dadaists rebelling against and why?

-the Dadaists were rebelling against the idea of art

they proclaimed that anything could be art and anyone could create art no matter what their status or title.

They rejected the normal rules and expectations of art

Who wrote the Dada manifesto?

-tristan tzara published the first dada manifesto

What were the four main types of art that the Dadaists created?

-collage

a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.

by Raoul Hausmann

-photomontage

used scissors and glue rather than paintbrushes and paints to express their views of modern life through images presented by the media. the collage technique, photomontage used actual or reproductions of real photographs printed in the press

-assemblage

these were three dimensional variations of collage

using everyday objects including war objects

these objects were screwed and fastened together in different fashions.

-readymades

add signatures and titles to some, converting them into artwork that would later be  called "readymade aided" or "rectified readymades".

Who was responsible for creating ‘Fountain’ and how is this piece of work important?

-       fountain was created in 1917 by an artist named Marcel Duchamp

-       Duchamp created this piece by adding his artist name to the sculpture making readymade art.

-       I think he did this to show that anything can be called art and that art can be created by anyone

-       Not just the upper class.
it was a big turning point in the history of art which lead to how we perceive art today.