DADA

Dada, which officially was not a movement, began in Zurich in the early twentieth century; it's artists, not artists and its art, not art. This movement only strived to follow one rule; to never follow any known rules. It ridiculed contemporary culture and traditional art forms. It was intended to provoke an emotional reaction from the viewer which were typically shock or outrage. Dada art is almost bare of any sense. Abstraction and Expressionism were Dada's main influences, followed by Cubism and Futurism. Dadaist art had no predominant medium. Geometric tapestries, glass, plaster and wooden reliefs could all have been considered Dadaist art. Several artists used the chance results of accident as a means of production. Assemblage, photo montage  collage and the use of ready made objects all received wide acceptance because of their use in Dada art. For something that was meant to mean nothing, Dada created many offshoots. Dada influenced to create many trends in the visual arts. The one best-known movement that Dada is most responsible for creating is Surrealism.

Marcel Duchamp, L.H.O.O.Q, 1919.

The series- We From The Sea.

References:

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taira L anderson: BLACK SWAMP + DADA. 2013. taira L anderson: BLACK SWAMP + DADA. [ONLINE] Available at:http://tairalanderson.blogspot.com/2012/09/black-swap-dada.html. [Accessed 15 May 2013].

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