Dada And Surrealist Art

Dada- No rational definition, may translate to “hobbyhorse”

Dada- No rational definition, may translate to “hobbyhorse”

-Developed as a reaction to WWI and upper class values.

Dada- No rational definition, may translate to “hobbyhorse”

-Developed as a reaction to WWI and upper class values. -Was playful and absurd at the same time.

Dada- No rational definition, may translate to “hobbyhorse”

-Developed as a reaction to WWI and upper class values. -Was playful and absurd at the same time.-Organize demonstrations, used performance, collage, sculpture,chance, the unconscious mind and automatic drawing to create works of art.

Dada- No rational definition, may translate to “hobbyhorse”

-Developed as a reaction to WWI and upper class values. -Was playful and absurd at the same time.-Organize demonstrations, used performance, collage, sculpture,chance, the unconscious mind and automatic drawing to create works of art.

-Challenged the notions of what art is and how it is made

RaoulHausmannMechanical Head (Spirit ofOur Age), ca. 1920Hairdresser’s wigmaking dummy,crocodile wallet, ruler,pocket watch mechanism andcase, bronze segment ofold camera, typewriter cylinder,segment of measuring tape,collapsible cup, the number“22,” nails and bolt12 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.(32.5 x 21 x 20 cm)

Collage with Squares ArrangedAccording to the Laws of ChanceJean Arp,1916

Marcel DuchampBicycle Wheel,1913

Psychoanalysis- A form of individual psychology that aims to bring unconscious mental elements and processes into awarenessIn order to expand an individuals self understanding.

Psychoanalysis- A form of individual psychology that aims to bring unconscious mental elements and processes into awarenessIn order to expand an individuals self understanding.

-Make ones unconscious mind conscious in order to gain insight.

Psychoanalysis- A form of individual psychology that aims to bring unconscious mental elements and processes into awarenessIn order to expand an individuals self understanding.

-Make ones unconscious mind conscious in order to gain insight.

-Developed by Zigmund Freud in 1916/1917

Surrealist Art-1924- 1945

Surrealist Art-1924- 1945-Group of artists and writers who wanted to use the unconscious mind to create art and writings.

Surrealist Art-1924- 1945-Group of artists and writers who wanted to use the unconscious mind to create art and writings.

-Spearheaded by Andre Breton and Salvador Dali

Dorothea TanningA Little NightMusic1946

Salvador DaliThe Persistence ofMemory1931

GeopoliticusChildWatching the Birthof the New Man,1943

Time TransfixedRene Magritte1938

Rene MagritteThe Listening Room1952

Meret OppenheimFur Covered Cup, Saucer and Spoon1936

Salvador Dali,Lobster Telephone1938

Paranoiac Critical Method of Looking- “Spontaneous method of irrational knowledge based on the critical and systematic objectivity of the associations and interpretations of delirious phenomena.”

Paranoiac Critical Method of Looking- “Spontaneous method of irrational knowledge based on the critical and systematic objectivity of the associations and interpretations of delirious phenomena.”

- Seeing strange images in clouds, or puddles.