The movement was an Avant-guard movement in the early 20th Century. It all begun in Zurich in 1916. The movement was a rebellious movement which its aim was to literally destroy art. The aims and purposes of the movement was a reaction to previous art movements. They wanted something new and no rules. They believed that logic and reasoning were the causes of the First World War.
Many artists considered Dada to be an anti-art rather than an art movement. They went exactly on the contrary what earlier artists were teaching and practicing. Usually art was more traditional and was based on aesthetics, but Dada didn’t care about aesthetics. Dada’s aim was to offend those sensible to art.
Their work usually consisted in collages inspired from pre-war movements, such as; Cubism. Dada was an inspiration to many art movements such as; Punk. In the punk movement we see the same reactions from the people who are rebelling towards authorities to show that they are fed up from the rules and want to be free and do what they want.
Punk movement not just got this concept but also was inspired from their techniques and materials they used. Dada artists used a lot of photo collages in their work. Some work was rather controversial such as; Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, which was basically a urinal set with the artist signing on the ceramic object and calling it art. This work was a huge insult on other artists as art usually takes time to make. This piece was basically a ready-made toilet with a signature on it.
Another characteristic of the Dadaists was that usually in their work, especially posters the name Dada is seen. Moreover their work was usually from everyday objects, such as newspaper, old wood, trash and more. Dada wasn’t just visual arts but also they had drama and also music. Their music was more like an annoying combination of sounds, noises, de-tuned notes and people saying the word Dada. Furthermore Dadaists’ drama was rather mind blowing rather than a beautiful opera in a huge theater.
In my opinion Dada art movement was the revolution of free spirit and freedom of speech. This movement inspired many artists today not to be afraid to show their art, cause in the end your work will be what you believe it will be. If someone tells you that your work is beautiful, it’s enough to be satisfied and probably it’s an inspiration to develop more work. Dadaists showed us that no one can judge your art, and anything can be called art as long as you think so.
Many artists considered Dada to be an anti-art rather than an art movement. They went exactly on the contrary what earlier artists were teaching and practicing. Usually art was more traditional and was based on aesthetics, but Dada didn’t care about aesthetics. Dada’s aim was to offend those sensible to art.
Their work usually consisted in collages inspired from pre-war movements, such as; Cubism. Dada was an inspiration to many art movements such as; Punk. In the punk movement we see the same reactions from the people who are rebelling towards authorities to show that they are fed up from the rules and want to be free and do what they want.
Punk movement not just got this concept but also was inspired from their techniques and materials they used. Dada artists used a lot of photo collages in their work. Some work was rather controversial such as; Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, which was basically a urinal set with the artist signing on the ceramic object and calling it art. This work was a huge insult on other artists as art usually takes time to make. This piece was basically a ready-made toilet with a signature on it.
Another characteristic of the Dadaists was that usually in their work, especially posters the name Dada is seen. Moreover their work was usually from everyday objects, such as newspaper, old wood, trash and more. Dada wasn’t just visual arts but also they had drama and also music. Their music was more like an annoying combination of sounds, noises, de-tuned notes and people saying the word Dada. Furthermore Dadaists’ drama was rather mind blowing rather than a beautiful opera in a huge theater.
In my opinion Dada art movement was the revolution of free spirit and freedom of speech. This movement inspired many artists today not to be afraid to show their art, cause in the end your work will be what you believe it will be. If someone tells you that your work is beautiful, it’s enough to be satisfied and probably it’s an inspiration to develop more work. Dadaists showed us that no one can judge your art, and anything can be called art as long as you think so.
Reference:
Empty easel, 04/10/07, The Dada Art Movement (Or Anti-Art Movement if you Prefer). [Online] Available at: < http://emptyeasel.com/2007/10/04/the-dada-art-movement-or-anti-art-movement-if-you-prefer/> accessed on: [19/12/14].
Wikipedia, 12/12/14, Dada. [Online] Available at: < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada> accessed on: [19/12/14].
Art History, N/A, What is Dada? [Online] Available at: < http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/dada.htm> accessed on: [19/12/14].
Empty easel, 04/10/07, The Dada Art Movement (Or Anti-Art Movement if you Prefer). [Online] Available at: < http://emptyeasel.com/2007/10/04/the-dada-art-movement-or-anti-art-movement-if-you-prefer/> accessed on: [19/12/14].
Wikipedia, 12/12/14, Dada. [Online] Available at: < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada> accessed on: [19/12/14].
Art History, N/A, What is Dada? [Online] Available at: < http://arthistory.about.com/cs/arthistory10one/a/dada.htm> accessed on: [19/12/14].