Question

Artists who were a part of the Dada movement created artwork that was intended to be ____________. a. representative c. meaningful b. nonsensical d. cultural Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

Artists who were a part of the Dada movement created artwork that was intended to be nonsensical.

Step-by-step explanation:

• Dadaism is one of the avant-garde artistic movements with main features that are cynicism, meaninglessness, anarchy, and negation of all logic and rational thought.
• The movement began at the end of World War I in protest of unnecessary bloodshed with the first initiator and convert of the movement - M.Duchamp who propagated the ideas of total negation, destruction and anti-aesthetism.
• Dadaists abandon classical disciplines of the arts or create their own conceptions - automatism or complete spontaneity of form, conflicts of different elements, and negation of art itself.

Answer 2

Artists who were a part of the Dada movement created artwork that was intended to be nonsensical.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dadaism was an artistic movement that emerged in Europe (Swiss city of Zurich) in 1916. Its main characteristic was the rupture with traditional art forms. Therefore, Dadaism was a movement with a strong anarchic content. The movement's own name derives from a children's English term: dadá (toy, wooden horse). Hence, there is a lack of meaning and a break with the traditional of this movement.

Main features of Dadaism:

• Common everyday objects are presented in a new way and within an artistic context;
• Artistic irreverence;
• Combating institutionalized art forms;
• Criticism of capitalism and consumerism;
• Emphasis on absurdity and illogical themes and content;
• Use of various forms of expression (everyday objects, sounds, photographs, poetry, music, newspapers, etc.) in the composition of fine art works;
• Strong pessimistic and ironic character, especially in relation to political events in the world.