Tuesday, September 1, 2009

DADA STYLE INFORMATION

ASPECTS OF THE STYLE:
1. Anti-war.
2. Described as "anti-art".
3. Wanted to destroy aesthetics.
4. Touched on surrealism.
5. Techniques developed were: Collage, Photomontage, Assemblage and Ready mades.

ARTISTS IN THE STYLE:
1. Marcel Duchamp - Ready made objects, "Fountain" was a urinal that was written on and called art. Although he was not a designer, it is seen in his work the elements in which feature in the Dada style layouts and posters.

. 2. Max Ernst - Sculpture. Dans les rues d'Athenes, (1960)












3. Man Ray - known for his photography. More known as a modernist who created elements of Dada and surrealism. Observatory Time — The Lovers (1936).










4. John Heartfield - anti war. No pasarĂ¡n 1936. He loved to undermine the Nazi propaganda posters.







5.Johannes Baader - known for the use of typography, to the point of not being able to read it. Hommage a Gutenburg - 1920.