DADA and collage(20th cen)

Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century. Many claim Dada began in Zurich,Switzerland in 1916, spreading to Berlin shortly thereafter but the height of New York Dada was the year before, in 1915. The term Anti-art, a precursor to Dada, was coined by Marcel Duchamp around 1913 when he created his first readymades. Dada, in addition to being anti-war, had political affinities with the radical left and was also anti-bourgeois.

Dada activities included public gatherings, demonstrations, and publication of art/literary journals passionate coverage of art, politics, and culture were topics often discussed in a variety of media. 

Collage

This collage represents a rich gentleman. Each material used represents what each items in the collage. For the hat, I used a hard book cover because hats at the time are usually quite hard. I also used a cut of magazine page of Rolex watches to form the face because the watches originate from Switzerland which also where Dada began it also represents rich because the watch is expensive. 

Reflection:
From what I understand about DADA. It is a protest of anti art, war and rich. I like the fact that the movement is created base on wars and politician having too much power. The collage is made from thrown away items that I found which enables me to reuse them without buying materials to make the collage.