Section IV Essay (Question #1) Dada was a an art movement that was a response to WWI and the nationalism that led to it. It originated in Zurich, Switzerland after the war moved to Paris, Germany, and New York. This movement got its name when Robert Huelsenbeck threw a knife at a loose dictionary and landed on the word dada which in French meant ‘hobby horse’ and in Rumanian meant ‘yes’. It mainly focused on angry emotions because of the dissatisfaction with the world that its artists had. These artists were angry at war, materialism, capitalism, and art world because they saw that other artists only focused on money rather than their works of art. Its artists often were not focused on creating aesthetically pleasing art but instead, they …show more content…
He was a key artist in the Dada Movement. He called these objects ‘readymades’ and presented them as works of art. One of Duchamp’s most known readymade is Fountain or as known as Urinal. It was made in 1917 and submitted to the Society of Independent Artists in New York. However, his Fountain was rejected by the committee as they did not believe that it is a work of art. The Fountain raised a lot of questions concerning art and made people think about art more deeply. Unfortunately, The Fountain has disappeared and no one knows where it is today. Duchamp focused on the meaning of the object and not the object itself. This work is considered to be Dada because it does not make any sense. People did not know what Duchamp was thinking of when he submitted this work to the committee. Other works by Duchamp that he considered to be art were Bicycle Wheel and In Advance of Broken Arm. Duchamp also was known for The Large Glass which he started working on in 1915 until 1923. In 1927, The Large Glass was being shipped from an exhibition in Brooklyn and when it arrived to its destination, it was cracked. Duchamp admired these cracks and was happy about them. He considered The Glass to be complete after so many years because of