Monday, March 30, 2015

Dada Final

Cut/Copy/Rearrange

Color Blocks

Text

Halftone Screen
I am happy with my results because they turned out better than I would have thought. I did not particularly like this project, I prefer a realistic standpoint.

This project ties into the aspects of Dada because they are abstract and are the opposite of what some people may consider art.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

MoMA and Dada


     What is Dada and why did it come into existence?
        - artists who made fun of anything that contributed to the war
·      Discuss Duchamp’s notion of “Readymades”.  What are they?
        - things that are already made but the position of them is changed
·      How do they change your expectations about what art can be?
        - anything can be art
·      Include a visual of Duchamp’s work
        

     Dada artists turned to non-art making strategies…
o   What did they embrace?
         - not-so-common works
o   Why did they take this approach?
         - anti-war
·      Include a visual example
    
     What is the value of art made by Dadaists?
         -that it is anti-art
     How and why did Dada artists work with words?
         -the idea of chance
·      Include a visual example