Dada 1916: movement started in Zurich, Switzerland Reaction to World War I Protested “rational” thought that had led to war Name “Dada” was chosen at random from the dictionary Anti-art and refused to be called a movement Spread to the U.S., Berlin, Cologne, Paris, Russia, eastern Europe, and Japan Dada works: Sculptural objects Performances and events Publications, posters, and pamphlets Critical and playful Focus on individuality, irrationality, chance, and imagination
Hugo Ball, Performance of “Karawane” at Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, Switzerland, 1916
28.3 RAOUL HAUSMANN, Mechanical Head (Spirit of the Age), ca Assemblage, 32.5 cm
HANNAH HÖCH, Cut with the Kitchen Knife Dada through the Last Weimar Beer Belly Cultural Epoch of Germany, 1919–1920. Photomontage, 3’ 9” x 2’ 11 1/2”. Neue Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin.
5 GEORGE GROSZ, Fit for Active Service, 1916– Pen and brush and ink on paper, 1’ 8” x 1’ 2 3/8”. Museum of Modern Art, New York (A. Conger Goodyear Fund). Copyright © Estate of George Grosz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.
Surrealism Movement began in 1917 in Paris Opposed rationality and convention (like Dada) Based on ideas of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis Unconscious mind Dreams Surrealists aimed to challenge the idea of objective reality
7 MAX ERNST, Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale, Oil on wood with wood construction, 2’ 3 1/2” high, 1’ 10 1/2” wide, 4 1/2” deep. Museum of Modern Art, New York (purchase).
RENÉ MAGRITTE, The False Mirror, Oil on canvas. 54 x 81 cm
SALVADOR DALÍ, The Persistence of Memory, Oil on canvas, 9 1/2” x 1’ 1”. Museum of Modern Art, New York (given anonymously).
FRIDA KAHLO, The Two Fridas, Oil on canvas, 5’ 7” x 5’ 7”. Collection of the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City.
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Dada/Surrealist Collage Include at least 10 collage elements from magazines, printed out images, etc. May use other art materials to help tie images together or emphasize elements, but the majority of your image should be collage Image must be unified; things need to look like they go together spatially, even if they don’t go together logically. At least 11” x 14”