Similarities Between Dadaism And Internet Art - 1167 Words

Art, quite simply, is a social force. It reflects on the feelings of people in society, whether individually or as a whole. Usually art that vents the feelings of the artist occur around times or events that evoke emotions powerful enough to provide a muse for artwork. Some art styles, such as Dadaism and Internet Art, can directly tie their absurdist means to what was happening in that time. But do the time periods in which those art styles were popular relate to the meaning behind the art? The similarities between Dadaism and Internet/Postinternet art show the state of disarray and lack of hope for the future that millennials have revived. Dadaism Dadaism is an art style defined as â€Å"a form of artistic anarchy born out of disgust for the†¦show more content†¦This film resisted the normal conventions of film production by being one of the first to use photomontage. ¹ A Description of Anti-Art The anti-art movement began after World War I and lasted from 1916 to 1924. It made an impact in urban cities all over Europe and the United States. ² The world was left shaken and changed after the war, and many people didn’t know how to cope with the sudden change in politics and day-to-day living standards that came with total war. The societal disorder that came with war caused â€Å"normal† society to be turned on its head- helping anti-art to be the opposite of â€Å"normal† art. Despite the fact that Dada was an impactful movement, it paled in comparison to art movements such as Modernism and Renaissance because during the early 20th century the world was too focused on war to appreciate art. The Dada movement went against Modern Art in a big way, so much in fact that the reason Dada is called ‘anti-art’ is because it was the opposite of modern art, which was considered the norm for art. While modernism promoted ord er and the natural way the world worked, Dada represented the disarray of society and how usual conventions could change in a second. Of course, with any movement, there would be an uprise against it; Stuckism followed Dadaism. These self-proclaimed â€Å"stuckists† didn’t agree with Dada or surrealistic art and wanted society to revert to modern art. ³ The formation