Which words best describes dada art?

Answer 1

A sculpture of a king's throne made out of an old toilet

Answer 2

Political and Controversial.

Answer 3

According to the myth, Tzara, Huelsenbeck and Ball placed a knife in a french-german dictionary in order to find the ideal name for their activities. They came upon the word Dada which means "hobby-horse" in french and "yes, yes" in roumanian. "For Germans it is a sign of foolish naiveté, joy in procreation, and preoccupation with the baby carriage."
The selection of this word and the myth around it reveals the truth spirit of Dada: absurdity, childish naiveté and love for the random.


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Answer 4

Dadaism, or simply "Dada", is often referred to as anti-art. The movement began around 1916 and was intended as a deliberately anti-elitist and anti-intellectual movement. As such, Dadaist works often challenge the very definition of what is considered "high art"--a characteristic that has been described as both a degradation of artistic traditions, or the reinvention of art itself. Perhaps one of the most iconic Dadaist works is a sculpture entitled "Fountain", and attributed to the artist Marcel Duchamp. (There is some debate as to whether this was a Duchamp work, or the result of a collaboration. The original version, now missing, was prominently signed, "R. Mutt".) The "Fountain" was, in fact, a common urinal that was slightly modified to stand alone as a work of art. In utilizing a prefabricated object, which was not originally intended as a piece of art, Duchamp simultaneously addressed several important questions. Among these are, "What is of greater importance: the craft of making the work, or the concept behind it?" "Fountain" stands as a direct challenge to longstanding traditions governing the medium, fabrication and subject matter of works ascribed as "high art". In utilizing a prefabricated form--a commercially produced urinal--Duchamp pioneered what he would refer to as "readymades". This innovation would later point the way for Pop Art, and a new generation of artists who would warmly embrace the techniques of mass production and commercial subject matter.

Answer 5

anything can should be considered art