08 Apr After viewing all of the WEEK THREE MODULE MATERIALS go back to the DADA materials. Select th
After viewing all of the WEEK THREE MODULE MATERIALS go back to the DADA materials. Select the link below
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” Dadaists both embraced and critiqued modernity (Links to an external site.), imbuing their works with references to the technologies, newspapers, films (Links to an external site.), and advertisements that increasingly defined contemporary life.
They were also experimental, provocatively re-imagining what art and art making could be. Using unorthodox materials (Links to an external site.) and chance-based procedures, they infused their work with spontaneity and irreverence. Wielding scissors and glue, Dada artists innovated with collage (Links to an external site.)
Select the link to read about Chance Creations before creating your DADA collage
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Create a DADA collage:
- To make a collage (Links to an external site.), cut out random words or letters, some images, or fragments inspired by the DADA artists who "imbuing their works with references to the technologies, newspapers, films (Links to an external site.), and advertisements that increasingly defined contemporary life.Use images from magazines, newspapers, photocopies, scraps of wrapping paper, paper bags, found elements.
- Put them in a bag and shake it up. Then reach in and select 5-7 pieces.
- You can either drop them together so they land randomly or arrange them on your background (you can be creative with your background surface) cardboard, colored paper, recycling
Using, scissors and glue, or tape arrange or drop then arrange your items onto a flat support to create your own collage. ANSWER THE TWO QUESTIONS AND SUBMIT THEM WITH YOUR COLLAGE
- Do the juxtapositions (Links to an external site.) of objects or images or letters in your collage seem to suggest a narrative (Links to an external site.) or tell a story?
- How does your collage reflect the idea of DADA?
Take an photo of your collage and attach it here to submit or scan it in to the computer to attach. Answer the two questions above to submit with your assignment.
HAVE FUN and REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A RADICAL SPIRIT OF DADA to create a COLLAGE from random accidents practiced by Dada artists.