The present paper argues that the Dada art movement significantly influenced contemporary design and art, and its ideas of rejection of art and organized chaos remain demanded even nowadays. The Dada art movement, or Dadaism, originated in Switzerland at the very beginning of the 20th century. Even though it flourished only during the first half of the 20th century, its influence on modern art and culture is invaluable. The primary message of Dadaists was to protest against World War I, imperialism, and bourgeois society (Hage, 2020). The Data movement was directed against traditional art, rules, and ways of life on a more general level.
The critical characteristics of Dadaism include chaos and the absence of linear structure, and the pomposity of traditional artworks. Every poem, song, or picture communicates a message related to the acute social, political, global, or personal problems of the artist. This art movement is about self-expression, rejection of standards, and attempts to make the audience see the world’s harsh reality. At the same time, the paintings of Dadaist artists were heavily affected by Expressionism, Futurism, and Cubism (Hage, 2020). Even though it is impossible to deny the influence of other art movements, Dadaist artworks are innovative and even rebellious. Dadaism is a breath of fresh air in the art world of the past century.
The epoch of Dadaism was not long, and since the 1920-s, it has experienced a decline. At the same time, techniques introduced and utilized by Dadaist artists are used nowadays. These distinctive techniques could be exemplified by collages, photomontage, application of various objects, assemblage, and cut-up and fold-in techniques. The ideas established in the Dada art movement period gave birth to postmodernism, including pop art and surrealism movements.
Reference
Hage, E. (2020). Dada magazines: The making of a movement. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.