With Dada and Pop Art Influence
The
non-art
movement
• 1916-1923
• Reaction to the horror of World War I
• Artists were mostly French and German. They
took refuge in neutral Switzerland.
• They were angry at the European society that
had allowed the war to happen.
• Dada was a form of protest.
• It’s intention was to provoke and shock
The name “Dada” was chosen because it
was nonsensical. They wanted a name
that made the least amount of sense.
• They used any public forum to spit on:
nationalism
rationalism
materialism
and society in general
Mona Lisa with a Mustache
“The Fountain”
“The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even”
George Groz
“Remember Uncle Augustus the Unhappy Inventor”(collage)
Raoul Hausmann
“ABCD” (collage)
Merit Oppenheim
“Luncheon in Fur”
Using pre-existing objects or images with little or no
transformation applied to them
Artist use borrowed elements in their creation of a new
work
• Dada self-destructed when it was in
danger of becoming “acceptable.”
• The Dada movement and the Surrealists
have influenced many important artists.
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) became one
of the most famous artists to use
assemblage. His work is both surreal
and poetic.
A 3-D form of using "found" objects arranged in such
a way that they create a piece of art.
The Pop American artist, Robert
Rauschenberg, uses assemblage, painting,
printmaking and collage in his work. He is
directly influenced by the Dada-ists.
“Canyon”
“Monogram”
“Bed”
“Coca-cola Plan”
“Retroactive”
• These artist use borrowed elements in their
creation to make a new work of art!
• As long as those portions of copyrighted
works are used to create a completely new
and different work of art it was OK.
• That will be your job
• To make a composite photograph by cutting
and joining two or more photographs into an
illusion of an unreal subject.
• Creating depiction of an image of things seen,
remembered or imagined, to represent an
idea.
• It is “the right thing to do”
• It is the law
• It ensures the continued availability of highvalue work
• May include public places, well-known
products, trademarks or other copyrighted
material as long as it is a very small part to the
subject matter of the piece.
• Collages may include portions of existing copyrighted works as long
as they are used to create a completely new and different work of
art:
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Photographs
magazine clippings
Internet images
type cut out of a newspaper
• Works are protected by copyright for the lifetime of the artist who
created them, plus a further 70 years after their death.
• If the work is protected, you should consider what you intend to do
with the work
• For instance, what appears to be a small element of an existing
work might be considered substantial if it is particularly
recognizable and integral to the new work.
• Not for money
• An educational use
• A transformation rather than just a copy of the
original work
• Only small portions relative to the whole work
that are used
• Directly relevant to our educational purpose
• Create a theme-based montage illustrating an
idea or story.
Must include a subject
Person(s), buildings, animals, plants, etc.
Must include a setting
Indoor, outdoor,
imaginative, multiple places
Consider foreground and
background
• Begin with looking through magazines for
inspiration
• Theme Ideas
– Horror
– Comical
– Romantic
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Beauty of simplicity
Change versus tradition
Coming of age
Dangers of ignorance
Disillusionment and dreams
Displacement
Empowerment
Death – inevitable or tragedy
Circle of life
Chaos and order
Role of men
Technology in society – good or
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Everlasting love
Evils of racism
Female roles
Greed as downfall
Identity crisis
Materialism as downfall
Nature as beauty
Power of silence
Power of wealth
Progress – real or illusion