Dada & Surrealism for Beginners
What kind of artists put a mustache on the Mona Lisa? Enter a urinal in an art competition? Declare their own independent republic? Hijack a ship?
Dadas!
And what happens in such a movement? With Dada, many of the artists declared their own "Pope" and continued their journey (with no destination) into Surrealism, creating burning giraffes, "amoebic" dogs, and lobster telephones — some of the most imaginative and intense works of art of the 20th Century. In Dada & Surrealism For Beginners, you'll get a colorful overview of these two movements, and develop a sense of the turbulent, wild, and unapologetically mad mood and tone of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Whether you're an artist, would-be artist, or someone seeking the marvelous, you'll find the courage and originality of the movements inspiring, and you'll gain an understanding of their long-term (and current) influences on contemporary art and culture — everything from performance art to pop art to the abandoned train ticket you find in the street.
- Author
- Elsa Bethanis, Peter Bethanis, Joe Lee
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Series
- For Beginners
- Publisher
- For Beginners
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781934389003
- Genres
- art
- Release date
- 2007
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