With Dada and Pop Art Influence The non-art movement • 1916-1923 • Reaction to the horror of World War I • Artists were mostly French and German. They took refuge in neutral Switzerland. • They were angry at the European society that had allowed the war to happen. • Dada was a form of protest. • It’s intention was to provoke and shock The name “Dada” was chosen because it was nonsensical. They wanted a name that made the least amount of sense. • They used any public forum to spit on: nationalism rationalism materialism and society in general Mona Lisa with a Mustache “The Fountain” “The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even” George Groz “Remember Uncle Augustus the Unhappy Inventor”(collage) Raoul Hausmann “ABCD” (collage) Merit Oppenheim “Luncheon in Fur” Using pre-existing objects or images with little or no transformation applied to them Artist use borrowed elements in their creation of a new work • Dada self-destructed when it was in danger of becoming “acceptable.” • The Dada movement and the Surrealists have influenced many important artists. Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) became one of the most famous artists to use assemblage. His work is both surreal and poetic. A 3-D form of using "found" objects arranged in such a way that they create a piece of art. The Pop American artist, Robert Rauschenberg, uses assemblage, painting, printmaking and collage in his work. He is directly influenced by the Dada-ists. “Canyon” “Monogram” “Bed” “Coca-cola Plan” “Retroactive” • These artist use borrowed elements in their creation to make a new work of art! • As long as those portions of copyrighted works are used to create a completely new and different work of art it was OK. • That will be your job • To make a composite photograph by cutting and joining two or more photographs into an illusion of an unreal subject. • Creating depiction of an image of things seen, remembered or imagined, to represent an idea. • It is “the right thing to do” • It is the law • It ensures the continued availability of high- value work • May include public places, well-known products, trademarks or other copyrighted material as long as it is a very small part to the subject matter of the piece. • Collages may include portions of existing copyrighted works as long as they are used to create a completely new and different work of art: – Photographs – magazine clippings – Internet images – type cut out of a newspaper • Works are protected by copyright for the lifetime of the artist who created them, plus a further 70 years after their death. • If the work is protected, you should consider what you intend to do with the work • For instance, what appears to be a small element of an existing work might be considered substantial if it is particularly recognizable and integral to the new work. • Not for money • An educational use • A transformation rather than just a copy of the original work • Only small portions relative to the whole work that are used • Directly relevant to our educational purpose • Create a theme-based montage illustrating an idea or story. Must include a subject Person(s), buildings, animals, plants, etc. Must include a setting Indoor, outdoor, imaginative, multiple places Consider foreground and background • Begin with looking through magazines for inspiration • Theme Ideas – Horror – Comical – Romantic • Beauty of simplicity • Everlasting love • Change versus tradition • Evils of racism • Coming of age • • Dangers of ignorance Female roles • Disillusionment and dreams • Greed as downfall • Displacement • Identity crisis • Empowerment • Materialism as downfall • Death – inevitable or tragedy • Nature as beauty • Circle of life • Chaos and order • Power of silence • Role of men • Power of wealth • Technology in society – good or • Progress – real or illusion bad .