A (Short) Introduction to Dada
Holy hell, an article! Yes, I’ve been very bad about writing. Bad ManDuh, bad.
Hera; Francis Picabia 1929
But today isn’t about my shortcomings, today is all about Dada. Dada is a little-known movement that occurred just before and heavily influenced Surrealism. In fact many well known Surrealists were also Dadaists and the influence can be seen in their surreal work.
Le Violon D'Ingres; Man Ray; 1924
Dada wasn’t really an art movement as much as an anti-art movement. The brutality of World War I left many jaded and chafing against the strict standards of society. The Dadaists answer to this was to rebel completely. They became consumed with irrationality and nihilism.
Fountain; Marcel Duchamp; 1917
This is where the “found object art” movement comes from. The complete rejection of art by displaying everyday objects as such.
The Lovesick Man; George Grosz; 1916
Dada is sort of a forgotten middle child of art movements, but it really was the creative outlet of a generation and all subsequent non-realism movements owe their existence to it. Or, at least some of their existence.
thank you…