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Dada and Pop Art are completely the opposite of each other. However both are very important art forms of the twentieth century. Dada often criticizes things that are socially accepted and government. Pop Art celebrates common cultural and political themes.
Dada is an art movement that originated in 1916. This art movement was triggered by World War I. ... This art movement became a way to rebel against the war. This movement was not only anti-war, but also anti-art, anti-pop, and even anti-dada. Dada was most popular between 1916 and 1923, but continued for many years thereafter. Though Dada originated in Switzerland, it spread to many places including New York, Germany, and Paris. ... The definition of Dada in a French/German dictionary is:
“Funny or childish term used to describe a horse.
Figurative: Obsessive idea, a project one endlessly toys with,
and always comes back to”
Dadaist were obsessed with the idea of rebellion, the idea of destroying any form of political order, and the idea was toyed and tweaked with the whole time there was a Dada movement. Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray were two of the leaders of Dada that believed there was no such thing as New York Dada. ... 10-12)
Walter and Louise Arsenberg were two very important people to the Dada movement in New York. The Arsenbergs held one of the largest art collections in the states in the 1920s. The Arsenbergs had a lot of money from the death of Louises father and with this purchased art and funded many artists. ... 27)
Man Ray was an American artist that attended the National Academy of Design and Art Students League. Though this was an art school Man Ray found that they limited his creativity and did not allow him to create to the full extent. ... Man Ray, converted from being a cubist to a Dadaist, and from then on he became known as one of the greatest Dada artists. ... ” He was very important to the Dada movement who was later labeled an iconoclast for his rebellious works.
Approximate Word count = 1663
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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