Dadaism

Question 1

What was happening at the same time as the Dadaism art movement

Answer 1

World War 1

Question 2

Who or what was the Cabaret Voltaire

Answer 2

It was a center for artists and writers sharing an outlook of protest against the society of their time

Question 3

What influenced the Dadaism Art movement

Answer 3

The war, Anarchy

Question 4

Characteristics of Dadaism

Answer 4

Was a state of ind, mock and shock
Protest against moral values of middle class
Mocked everything
Was revolt against logic and reason

Question 5

2 artists from the Dadaism movement and their artwork type

Answer 5

Marcel Duchamp (Ready-made)
Kurt Schwitter (use of junk)

Question 6

Name an artwork by Marcel Duchamp and explain it

Answer 6

Bicycle Wheel
1913
Metal wheel mounted
Duchamp’s work mocks traditional art practice and art museums by selecting a manufactured object and declared it art

Question 7

Name an artwork by Kurt Schwitter and explain it

Answer 7

Merz Picture 1A (The alienist)
1919
Mixed media on board
Everything and anything can be used to make art. Schwitter still made aesthetic decisions regarding color and shape but combined these with actual rubbish