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The Dada Revolution: An Artistic Escape from Logic

Dive into the whimsical world of Dadaism with this insightful guide by Shahneela Shaukat. Discover the origins, influential artists, spread, and impact of the avant-garde Dada movement that emerged as a response to World War I. Explore how Dadaists used art to challenge traditional logic and shape new cultural expressions. Uncover the connection between Dadaism and modern logic revolutions, leading to the birth of computer science. Witness the influence of Dada on Surrealism, ready-made art, and contemporary postmodernist movements. Join this intriguing journey into the rebellious realm of Dada!

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The Dada Revolution: An Artistic Escape from Logic

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  1. The Whimsical Journey into Dadaism By Shahneela Shaukat

  2. Have you heard of “Dada” before?

  3. Outline • What is Dada? • How did it begin? • The spread of Dada • Art work examples • Dada & logic? • Influence of Dada

  4. What exactly is Dada? • An art movement • Involving: visual arts, literature, poetry, theatre • In response to World War I

  5. The beginnings of the movement

  6. The beginnings of the movement • A cultural movement during World War I • Artists (many from Romania) settled in neutral Zurich, Switzerland

  7. The beginnings of the movement • A cultural movement during World War I • Artists (many from Romania) settled in neutral Zurich, Switzerland • They started discussing ways to counter the war • They termed Dada – a movement to break away from old culture

  8. The spread of Dada Berlin Paris New York Zurich

  9. Dada Artwork • Sculptures

  10. Dada Artwork • Sculptures • Collages

  11. Dada Artwork • Sculptures • Collages • Assemblages

  12. Dada Artwork • Sculptures • Collages • Assemblages • Avant-grade filmmaking PLAY

  13. How is it all related to logic? • Dada is an anti-logic movement • Dadaists viewed old world logic as flawed and unfair • They wanted to create a cultural revolution to break away from this form of logic

  14. How is it all related to logic? • However, there are some similarities to how we view logical thinking: • Logic is using abstraction to analyse problems • Dada used art as an abstraction to analyse what is wrong with society • Art via paradoxes • Used DREAM logic

  15. How is it all related to logic? • Also: • Dada was in response to cultural crisis, because old world culture had caused the war • Logicians were in crisis after Russell’s Paradox . Old logic of Cantor, Hilbert, etc. Did not seem to work • So just as Dada attempted to destroy old culture... • New logic (Gödel, Turing, etc) destroyed old thinking and brought new fields of study with it: • COMPUTER SCIENCE!

  16. The influence of Dada • The grandfather of Surrealism • Developed the idea of ready-made sculptors ready-made art (see: the Turner Prize) • Made way for more radical postmodernist art movements (abstract expressionism, Pop art)

  17. Thank you

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