Dadaism was an art movement in the early 20th
century and spread through most of Europe. It began in Zurich, Switzerland in
1916 and quickly spread to Berlin. Along with Berlin, it had been very popular
in New York and the year before had seen the rise of New York Dada. It rose as
an artist’s reaction to the horrific war and many other things that had started
the war. The very origins of Dada were much
before the war and many things contributed to the creation of Dada. The development
of collage and cubism, along with abstraction from Wassily Kandisky formed
part of what was Dada, as they no longer had to work within the constraints of
reality and logic. Four main art movements that helped fuel Dadaism were
Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism and Expressionism. What came out of Dada
varied hugely, as there were many different ways of artists express themselves.
Francis Picabia, or Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia, was a
French painter and typographist. He was
born in January in 1979 and died in November in 1953. He was associated with many different art
movements in the early 20th century and first was involved in
Impressionism and Pointillism. After experiencing these two art movements he
became heavily interested in Cubism. His abstract approach and pieces were high
in colour and contrast, and went very well with the movement. He was one of the
foundations of the Dada art movement and was well-known in France as well as
the United States.
This is a piece of work by Francis Picabia and is an oil
painting. I find it very interesting when looking at it, as it is very
geometrical and brings out the past. Nowadays there are not many illustrations
of geometric drawing as much as there are digital geometric drawings, and this
makes you see that it was very possible to do this by being a refined painter.
The shapes in this painting are all jagged edged and there are hundreds of
them, adding to the big picture look. I also like the colour scheme that has
been used here as it has a great difference in colours and also the fact that
Picabia used a very effective colour combination. Orange and black go very well
together and this painting proves it. There are also hints of red in the
painting, adding a little shading to the painting. It is very surreal and is
not supposed to be anything real, which is what I like about Picabia’s work. Even
with the fact that it is a surreal painting, it reminds me of a cave, as the
painting almost looks like it curves forwards near the top, and how it changes
perspective near the middle of the painting, creating a ground angle. This is my favourite piece of Picabia’s, as
there is nothing negative I can find about this painting.
Max Ernst was a German painter and sculptor, as well as a
graphic artist and a poet. He was born on the 2nd of April in 1891
and died on the 1st of April in 1976. Ernst was a fundamental key to
the development and creation of the Dada art movement and a leading figure in
the Surrealist art movement. He lived in France and the United States for long
periods of his life and was a renowned artist. He was an innovative artist
whose art was shocking yet brave and he had a very artistic vision, which can
be seen in his work in Dadaism and Surrealism.
This is a painting by Max Ernst and is a very well created
and professional painting. I think this is a piece of work for the Surrealism
art movement, simply by looking at the elements on the page and seeing a kind
of melting effect. The colours on this painting are not very different and stay
within the same colour range. The colours do not branch out, so it isn’t too
harsh on the eyes to see too many vibrant colours on the page. The first, main
colour that you see is the bright green that is in the shape of a large
sculpture. Everything around the bright green sculpture has been given the
effect of fading away, and looks like it has been there for a long time;
however this bright green object has only been there for a short period of
time. I also think that the green object looks like it is melting, as the objects
and the way they have been painted make it look like an almost liquid form, and
is quite thick and gloopy. When I look at this painting I feel as though it is
quite eerie and sinister, as the dark colours in the background and the bright overpowering
green in the foreground makes me almost nauseous. Of course, this is just my
opinion, and many other people may consider this as their favourite pieces of
all time. Ernst wanted all different opinions on his work, and thus allows this
in his work.
Francis Picabia
Francis Picabia, or Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia, was a
French painter and typographist. He was
born in January in 1979 and died in November in 1953. He was associated with many different art
movements in the early 20th century and first was involved in
Impressionism and Pointillism. After experiencing these two art movements he
became heavily interested in Cubism. His abstract approach and pieces were high
in colour and contrast, and went very well with the movement. He was one of the
foundations of the Dada art movement and was well-known in France as well as
the United States. This is a piece of work by Francis Picabia and is an oil
painting. I find it very interesting when looking at it, as it is very
geometrical and brings out the past. Nowadays there are not many illustrations
of geometric drawing as much as there are digital geometric drawings, and this
makes you see that it was very possible to do this by being a refined painter.
The shapes in this painting are all jagged edged and there are hundreds of
them, adding to the big picture look. I also like the colour scheme that has
been used here as it has a great difference in colours and also the fact that
Picabia used a very effective colour combination. Orange and black go very well
together and this painting proves it. There are also hints of red in the
painting, adding a little shading to the painting. It is very surreal and is
not supposed to be anything real, which is what I like about Picabia’s work. Even
with the fact that it is a surreal painting, it reminds me of a cave, as the
painting almost looks like it curves forwards near the top, and how it changes
perspective near the middle of the painting, creating a ground angle. This is my favourite piece of Picabia’s, as
there is nothing negative I can find about this painting. Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French painter, sculptor, writer and a
professional chess player. He was also a naturalised American and travelled to America
back and forth in his life. He was born in July in 1887 and died in October in
1968. A lot of his work is associated with Dadaism and conceptual art. He is
also considered one of the three artists who helped create and further develop
the design of the plastic arts, the other two artists being Pablo Picasso and
Henri Matisse. Duchamp was seen as very important and had huge impact on the
art in the 20th century and overall design of the 20th
century. His work was so powerful that some of his work also helped inspire and
create art and design in the 21st century.
This is a painting of Marcel Duchamp’s, and is a geometrical
painting. I think this ties in very well with Surrealism and Cubism and is very
strange in its own way. I really enjoy looking at the bright and vibrant
colours in this painting and the way the colours impact the painting strongly.
The most common colour in this painting is yellow, followed by orange and blue.
There are many shapes in this painting and they all form together to create a
scene. This enables viewers to interpret it differently among themselves, as
each person may see something different when they look at this. The shapes
morph into people and I imagine this scene in a room lit by a lantern, thus
causing the yellow light, but then I wonder where the blue colour comes into
play. This is the ingenuity of Duchamp, as he didn't want people to think
realistically and start thinking of the impossible. In a way, the colours and
the way Duchamp painted and used create a very soft feeling, thus making you
think the image is melting or something of the sort. This is my favourite piece
from Marcel Duchamp, as the use of powerful colours and geometrical shapes
create an astounding image.
Max Ernst
Max Ernst was a German painter and sculptor, as well as a
graphic artist and a poet. He was born on the 2nd of April in 1891
and died on the 1st of April in 1976. Ernst was a fundamental key to
the development and creation of the Dada art movement and a leading figure in
the Surrealist art movement. He lived in France and the United States for long
periods of his life and was a renowned artist. He was an innovative artist
whose art was shocking yet brave and he had a very artistic vision, which can
be seen in his work in Dadaism and Surrealism.This is a painting by Max Ernst and is a very well created
and professional painting. I think this is a piece of work for the Surrealism
art movement, simply by looking at the elements on the page and seeing a kind
of melting effect. The colours on this painting are not very different and stay
within the same colour range. The colours do not branch out, so it isn’t too
harsh on the eyes to see too many vibrant colours on the page. The first, main
colour that you see is the bright green that is in the shape of a large
sculpture. Everything around the bright green sculpture has been given the
effect of fading away, and looks like it has been there for a long time;
however this bright green object has only been there for a short period of
time. I also think that the green object looks like it is melting, as the objects
and the way they have been painted make it look like an almost liquid form, and
is quite thick and gloopy. When I look at this painting I feel as though it is
quite eerie and sinister, as the dark colours in the background and the bright overpowering
green in the foreground makes me almost nauseous. Of course, this is just my
opinion, and many other people may consider this as their favourite pieces of
all time. Ernst wanted all different opinions on his work, and thus allows this
in his work. 