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TOTAL WAR     &      DADAÏSM 

                                                                           1916-1923

   WW1 1914-1918

DADAÏSM

DADAÏSM

IN GENERAL

The movement began in Zurich, Switzerland, with artists such as Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara, and Hans Arp.

A reaction to the absurdity and senselessness of World War I.

Dadaism is characterized by a strong rejection of traditional norms and conventions in art and culture.

The Dada artists were involved in a mix of visual arts, poetry, theater, and graphic design.

DADAÏSM

VISUAL ASPECTS

1. Anti-art – Artworks were often deliberately made absurd, chaotic, or ugly.

2. Absurdity and irrationality – The Dada movement embraced the absurd and irrational, believing that logic and reason had led to the horrors of war.

3. Chance and spontaneity

4. Ready-mades – This concept involved declaring everyday objects, like a urinal or a bicycle wheel, as art without any modification.

5. Multidisciplinary

6. Provocation and social criticism – Dadaists used their art to provoke and criticize society.

7. Anti-establishment – The movement opposed the established order, including the academic art world, which they saw as rigid and outdated.

COLLAGE

Kurt Schwitters 

the docter

1919

DADAÏSM

DADAÏSM

SCULPTURE

• Origin of Ready-mades and Marcel Duchamp is the first to work with ready-mades. 

Marcel Duchamp

Fountain 

1917

PAINTINGS

Marcel Duchamp

Mona Lisa met snor

DADAÏSM

Which characteristics are associated with Dadaism? Multiple answers are correct.

1. Anti-art
2. Protest-art
3. Readymades
4. Collagetechniques

"Is het Kunst of mag het weg?" 

WW1 was a "Total War"
Total war involves the complete mobilization of a society’s resources for conflict. Its key principles are:

Global Scope the whole world is involved

Industrial all means of production

All in, either victory or annihilation 

Homefront is involved

Resources all resources dedicated to win

CONSEQUENCES OF TOTAL WAR
IDENTITY / WORLD VIEW

High Civilian Casualties

Economic Impact

Social Disruption: Shift in gender roles, family disruptions, displacement

Psychological Trauma: Loss, trauma

Political Consequences: Changes in national borders, displacement, politic changes

Humanitarian Crises: Refugee crises, famine, and disease outbreaks

Technological Advancements: new technologies