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Why is it called Dada art?
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Why it is called Dada art relates to the aim of the artists who worked in the movement. Dadaists sought to challenge the conception of art by producing pieces that defied norms and shocked or surprised their viewers. Dada is the French word for hobby horse. The Dadaists chose it almost at random because they liked the sound of it, and the term had nothing to do with art itself. As a result, it seemed an ideal name for art that challenged the notion of what was and wasn't art. Find an assortment of Dadaist art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Cloudy Night, Blue & White, Desert Modernism Home, Modern Shapes Cyanotype Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes and the desert modernism movement.
It's made by layering paper cutouts...
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2010s Dada Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper, Monotype
1950 original poster by Francis Picabia - Le Beau Temps in Alès
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster printed in lithography after a drawing by Francis Picabia, designed for the opening in May 1950 of the bookstore (owned by Pierre-André Benoît) ...
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1950s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
1967 Exhibition original poster by Marcel Duchamp - Ready mades - Dada -
Located in PARIS, FR
Marcel Duchamp was one of the pioneers of Dada, a movement that challenged preconceived notions of what art should be and how it should be made. In the years leading up to World War I, Duchamp enjoyed success as a painter in Paris. But he soon abandoned painting almost entirely, explaining, "I was interested in ideas, not just visual products."
Seeking an alternative to representing objects in paint, Duchamp began to present objects as art...
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1960s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Art and fashion, black dark brown shirt with blue pleats and texture
Located in Carballo, ES
This year, 2024, the artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Isla de Arousa) launches her latest research into painting and games. These works are based on the references that the artist draws from...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dada Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Polymer
1972 Original Poster of Man Ray's exhibition at the Françoise Tournié Gallery
By Man Ray
Located in PARIS, FR
Poster of Man Ray's exhibition ( 1890 - 1970 ) at the Françoise Tournié Gallery in 1972. Man Ray was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris.
Actor of Dadaism in New York, then of Surrealism in Paris, Man Ray perfected the photogram technique of Christian Schad...
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1970s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
International DADA Exhibition 1916-1923.
Located in New York, NY
DUCHAMP, Marcel. International DADA Exhibition 1916-1923. Large Poster printed in black and orange, designed by Duchamp. Single sheet, 965 x 635 mm, (38" x 25"). New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1953. Folded.
A fine copy of this extremely rare Duchamp poster...
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1950s Dada Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
