What kind of artists put a mustache on the Mona Lisa? Enter a urinal in an art competition? Declare their own independent republic? Hijack a ship?Dadas!And what happens in such a movement? With Dada; many of the artists declared their own ldquo;Poperdquo; and continued their journey (with no destination) into Surrealism; creating burning giraffes; ldquo;amoebicrdquo; dogs; and lobster telephones ndash; some of the most imaginative and intense works of art of the 20th Century. In Dada Surrealism For Beginners; yoursquo;ll get a colorful overview of these two movements; and develop a sense of the turbulent; wild; and unapologetically mad mood and tone of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Whether yoursquo;re an artist; would-be artist; or someone seeking the marvelous; yoursquo;ll find the courage and originality of the movements inspiring; and yoursquo;ll gain an understanding of their long-term (and current) influences on contemporary art and culture ndash; everything from performance art to pop art to the abandoned train ticket you find in the street.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. In intimate insight into the structural components of moral reform ...By The Man of ModeIn intimate insight into the structural components of moral reform. What is the masculine? What is the feminine? How are these forces pushing and pulling the idea of morals and the process of reform. A must read for any literary theory or historical reader.
