VIC101H1 Lecture Notes - Surrealist Automatism, Jean Arp, Bourgeoisie
10 Dec 2012
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Dada chaotic,anarchist berlin dada was highly politicised zurich dada was composed of people from opposing political sides hugo ball proposed new kind of poetry that disregards language and takes new form karawane". Tzara gave anarchistic twist to dada with violent statements dada is the signboard of abstraction" similar to futurists manifestos shared anarchism. Dada is for the senseless for nature and against art giving up idea that need artistic skill to create, maybe just lay of chance. Hans arp = emphasise artist losing control automatic drawing closing into surrealism. Duchamp"s readymades" not something made by the artist but something chosen by the artist. Chosen by total absence of good/bad taste, total indifference. They could be anything, what makes them art is the artist choosing them. Duchamp was a bit of a trickster, all his works contained an element of joke. Made mona lisa with mustache and goatee (lhooq said in a french accent means she has a hot ass")
