MPC 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Rue Mouffetard, Street Photography, Dada
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This was only possible after the small format 35mm role film camera was invented. Allowed more versatility in camera angles, movement, more intimate situations. Ppt: film stills, luis bunuel and salvadore dali, "un chien andulou", Luis bunuel and salvadore dali, "un chien andulou", 1928/9. The early 20th c. art scene is a time of subversive artistic practices, including the futurists, dada, and surrealism. They all wrote manifestos and published regularly on their actions. They all relied on publicity and controversy. They were all initially literary movements, initiated by writers or poets. Futurists wanted to abandon the past in the name of the machine. Dadaists: were horrified by the war, and wanted to locate some innocence within the horror, and used "childhood" as their metaphor. Surrealism: aims at freeing the mind and finding unspoiled ideas of the unconscious. Also interested in children"s art and art by the insane. Looked for a primitive essence, closer to the raw ideas of the unconscious.
