Dada
"The term Dada was first used by Richard Huelsenbeck and Tristan Tzara in 1916.[64] The movement, which lasted from approximately 1916 to 1922, arose during World War I, an event that influenced the artists.[65] The Dada Movement began in Zürich, Switzerland – known as the "Niederdorf" or "Niederdörfli" – in the Café Voltaire.[66] The Dadaists claimed that Dada was not an art movement, but an anti-art movement, sometimes using found objects in a manner similar to found poetry. The "anti-art" drive is thought to have stemmed from a post-war emptiness. This tendency toward devaluation of art has led many to claim that Dada was an essentially nihilistic movement. Given that Dada created its own means for interpreting its products, it is difficult to classify alongside most other contemporary art expressions. Hence, due to its ambiguity, it is sometimes classified as a nihilistic modus vivendi.[65]" (Wiki)
This movement has inspired me as it was spoke about during my English literature lesson as external knowledge around Existentialism. I used a simple search for 'Dada Art' to see what I could find. Here are some examples of what I found.
Although it does not link and I have not taken images specifically inspired by this work I feel I am still very inspired by it. I have used these ideas as large inspiration for the whole project.
The last piece of work is by an artist named: Raoul Hausmann. He is a writer and artist in which I will look at in more depth in an external blog post.
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