Question

Which of the following statements about Dada is true? a. Dada originated in Copenhagen. b. Dada revived the Renaissance pictorial tradition. c. Dada aimed to undermine traditional notions about art. d. All Dada works were created in marble.

Answer 1

The correct statement about Dada is that it aimed to undermine traditional notions about art. Originating in Zurich, the movement protested against war and bourgeois society using absurd and illogical expressions in non-traditional media.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is true about Dada is: c. Dada aimed to undermine traditional notions about art. Dada originated from Zurich, Switzerland, as a reaction to World War I with the aim of protesting bourgeois nationalist and colonialist interests. It emphasized the illogical and absurd, often using non-traditional media like collage, photomontage, and found objects. Over time, its practitioners influenced and moved on to other art movements such as Surrealism and Social Realism.

Dada was defined by its anti-art stance, wanting to offend and destroy the established norms of artistic expression. It was not concerned with aesthetics but rather with conveying a message of dissent against the capitalist society which Dadaists believed had led to the war. This movement was less about the artistic merit and more about the ideological statement. It involved prominent figures such as Hugo Ball, Hans Arp, and Marcel Duchamp.

Answer 2

The answer is option c): Dada aimed to undermine traditional notions about art.

Explanation:

Dada was formed in Zurich, and is the first major anti-art movement. Its aim was to rebel against and undermine the traditional arts establishment, and its notions about art. It did so by kicking against established artistic values and culture which they believed had caused and supported the mayhem and horrors that occurred as a result of the First World War between 1914 and 1918.