Dada or Dadaism, is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War 1. The movement involved visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestos, art theory, theatre and graphic design. Dada was intended to provoke an emotional reaction from the viewer (typically shock or outrage). The Dadaists influenced graphic design by creating imagery that was unconventional in composition and included chance results or accident as a means of production and technique.
Key artists from this period include:
Dada was an art movement formed during the First World War in Zurich in negative reaction to the horrors and folly of the war. The art, poetry and performance produced by dada artists is often satirical and nonsensical in nature. Use these links to understand this period and how it influenced the art produced.
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