Dada

Dada art movement which is also known as anti-art movement began in Zurich, Switzerland. The reaction for the atrocities of World War I resulted in Dada. It took place between 1916 and 1923.

The artists made use of “readymades” in their work. The early artists in Dada movement were Hugo Ball, Richard Huelsenbeck, Sophie Tauber. Marcel Duchamp joined as an articulate artist later. The main aim of Dada was to represent reality in its absurdly chaotic way. Cubism and Futurism were followed after, with the influence of Dada. Eight issues of Dada magazine were published during 1917 to 1921. Club Dada was formed in Berlin after the world war I. During that time, their art was more political.

Some of the famous Dada art works are:

Ici, C’est Steiglitz 1915 by Francis Picabia

Reciting the sound poem “Karawane” 1916 by Hugo Ball

LHOOQ 1919 by Marcel Duchamp.

Untitled Squares arranged according to laws of chance 1917 Hans Arp

Various art movements are influenced by Dada such as Surrealism, Neo-Dada, conceptual art like feminist art, performance art and minimalism.