20th CENTURY DESIGN, TASK 2

“You cannot comprehend Dada, you have to experience it. Dada is immediate and self-evident. A person is a Dadaist simply by living. Dada is the neutral point between content and form, female and male, matter and mind, because it is the apex of the magic triangle above the linear polarity of human objects and notions.” – Richard Huelsenbeck          

Dadaism

     

It is said by many people that dadaism is  form of art which has no story or basis,the truth is this theory is a lie. Dadaism is a historical movement which occurred as an effect of the first World War. It was developed in 1916, in Zurich. It is a violent and repulsive form of art. It is set out to ridicule good and already finished works of existing artist. Many people react disgusted, insulted and disturbed at the sight of this art because its main aim to make nonsense out of a culture. This form of art begun with a group of people known as avant - gardist. As a result of having a hard time naming this form of art, these group of people had to settle for Dada, which sounds like the talk of a baby, which is nonsense more or less. 

Normally in a work of dada the artist, adds obscurities to his work to make them repulsive. The artist would usually leave inscriptions which are very insulting and repulsive. This is to send out a message of disgust in the culture during that time.They also used colors, shapes and objects to destroy the beauty of existing cultural arts. Normally the audience would feel very disgusted by the work. these works may also be humorous and very funny.

Eventually this form of art was later accepted not only as insulting but also a creative approach to artistic thinking. In modern dada, artist do not put obscurities in their works neither do they use abusive language. Instead with the application of shapes and colors, they create very interesting art which can also send out the same messages as that of their predecessors. They can be funny but not abusive. Modern forms of dada also take the forms of collages. An example of a great dadaist was Marcel Du Champ.

dada by Marcel Du Champ

dada by Marcel Du Champ

Reflection

I form my point of view regards dada as a very creative art form. Though abusive sometimes I find it very necessary because it is a platform to express an individual's feelings towards a particular era or governance or situation.