Dadaism and Experimental actions

Most art we see are often pleasing to the eye in a sense that it is either colorful or beautiful and is not just something we see in random. Yet, the art movement of Dadaism, also known as Dada in short, just proposes the opposite.


   According to Marcel Duchamp, the pioneer of Dada said that he was interested in ideas, not merely in visual products. As such, Dada often is associated with the use of all material and believe all material, e.g. rubbish has its own artistic value.


   Although I don't really find the work of Dada appealed to me, I still appreciate that they use random material to create an art piece in order to convey the artists' idea. In that case, I think it is smart of the artists that they can transform ordinary objects into something more


For example,
 this is an artwork by Duchamp called in advance of a broken arm


I personally do not think this art is appealing as it is just an ordinary shove. Yet, I still appreciate the motive of the artists as we can see from the title, it means more than an ordinary shove. This lets us to take time to think what the motive the artist is and think if would it relate to us as well.




Another point I've learned in lecture is the experimental action - open work. It consists of both the composer and the performer. What I like about open work is that it is opened to "public" and it dose not have a foresee outcome as different performer can have different interpretation. Thus, this type of art can get closer to the audience as they may also become a part of the art work and can shape the artwork.


  All in all, both Dadaism and open work take artwork out from the ordinary and it serves as a reminder that art should not be bounded and anything and anyone can make an impact on art and take it to a whole new level.