Dadaism, Surrealism and Expressionism

TOPIC OF THE BLOG:-

In this blog I try to describe these three isms named Surrealism, Dadaism and Expressionism with some art and a little description. This activity is given by Yesha Ma'am to all of us and we all do our best. To study literature it doesn't mean to criticize only but to enjoy the art and what is in particular movement too. 

DADAISM:-

It is an artistic movement that began - from the Cabaret Voltaire which established in 1916 in Zurich - as a reaction to the horrors and slaughter of great war and which laid emphasis on spontaneity, chance, collage and irrationality in expression as opposed pathologic and reason of Bourgeois capital societies and preferred shock and provocation as techniques to inspire intellectual interpretation.

Here is a Dadaist art made by me.

WHAT IS THIS ART?

My Point of View:-

So, In this painting - I can't say it's a painting, I try to draw this one - I can see the reference of the colours which I used. Normal skin tones of human beings are cream, brown and black but it can be plain white. The background colour of this painting is maroon and a mix of red. Which symbolises death, darkness, and fear in some way. Through the face structure of this face and red lips one can say that it is a lady but there are chances it isn't. This face has only one I which symbolises a person seeing only through one side or one point of view. 

Others Point of View:- 

I did a survey on these paintings and asked everyone to interpret what they understand by these pictures. Of course most of them didn't reply, but I want to write what some of them replied. 

Here are the list of interpretations:-

• There is a love bite on neck.
• A lady.
• Accident of this lady and losing one eye.
• No boundaries of making the drawing perfect
• Draw what you want to draw without thinking.
• Different perspectives of things which our eyes noticed. 
• Eye of Lady and Lips.

But after all these points of view, in the end one can see it as stupid and meaningless painting. And that is what Dadaism is known for.

Here is a video available on YouTube that might help you to understand more clearly.

SURREALISM:-

This movement originated in France in the 1920. Surrealism can be considered a development or successor of Dadaism. The Surrealist took the Dadaist concern for spontaneity and liberation from logic and reason to its logical conclusion in their experiments with automatic writing. Surrealism means 'Above and Beyond Realism'. 

The term super-realism was coined by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Breton issued the first of the total Three Surrealist manifesto in 1924. 

Let's see the example of a Surrealist poem by Robert Desnos. 

The Zebra, horse of twilight,

Lifts its hoof, and shuts its eyes

Sets its backbone resonating

With joyful neighs and cries.

From its stable it emerges

To bright suns of Barbary,

And on the prairie grazes

The herbs of sorcery.

But on its coat the prison scars

Remain, the shadows of the bars.

Poem describes a zebra who has been set free from its stables for the night. It felt freedom for some time, lifts its hoof, and shuts its eyes. I do things like that and enjoy its pleasurable activity. However, Zebra is free but cannot escape from the fact that it would have to return to its normal life. The black strap on its skin resembles prism bars. 

This metaphor in this surrealist episode is that of the human condition which is exactly similar to the zebra. In some activities humans forget their systematic life and feel free and relaxed but human beings are never free from stress, difficulties, problems etc. just as the zebra carries on its own skin the reminders of its captivity. 

Here is a Surrealist art made by me:-

This is a man with the head of a bulb and has a tap on his head with a little flower. Normally Surrealism is an art which can be real but all together their existence is not real. Here is the other one made by me which has a group activity done by me and my classmates.

This one is by me but a little sprinkle by Yesha Ma'am.

These are by the whole class.

Here is a link of recording or a fun reel of this Surrealism art (Click here).

WHAT IS THIS ART?

My Point of view:-

I drew two Surrealist drawings cause one of them (Blub one) I just copied by 'Jugad' and the other one I did with my classmates in class as a classroom activity. According to me, In first blub one, I can see a boy full of mind and genius, and also through tap he/she can give his/her knowledge to others. And the flower symbolises kindness in him/her.

Now in the other one. I combined fish and ice cream. The straps on ice cream were done by Yesha Ma'am to complete the drawing.

Others Point of View:-

Here is the point of view of others whom I asked to tell something about these drawings.

• Ice cream and fish.
• A child.
• A bulb.
• A tap. 
• A flower.
• A fish.
• A shark. 
• Bulb as good thought which light up his/her life.
• A combination of veg and non veg food.
• Parachute.
• A Fish with a Flower Pot.
• An alien with a Lamp.

But after all these points of view, in the end one can see it as stupid and meaningless painting. And that is what Surrealism is known for.

Here is a video available on YouTube that might help you to understand more clearly.

EXPRESSIONISM:-

The term Expressionism was probably used by Vauxcelles after a series of paintings by Julien - Auguste Herve in 1901. Thus, expressionism is basically a German Movement in Literature and other arts developed fully during 1910 to 1925. There were various groups of Writers, Painters, play producers and dancers who called themselves expressionist. There were painters who believed that children should not be taught to draw because this lesson would tempt them to imitate other people's ideas in their mind.  Essentially the approach of the expressionist was, "This is how I write. Take it or leave it." The major painters who followed this movement were Vincene Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Munch while the writers were Chorles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Nietzsche etc.

Now, what do we understand about this Expressionism? This is an art which expresses how a painting speaks or shows its expressions through paintings. 

Here is an Expressionist art made by me. 

WHAT IS THIS ART?
My Point of View:-

If someone asks me about this drawing, I like to say that in this painting or truth is painting, reflection of expression in the human mind clearly visible. Our thoughts mixed with each other. The colours mixed in each other. What others think affects another. They of course have three faces between them and they only have one eye. One cannot say that this painting has a particular expression of sorrow or sadness. 

Others Point of View:-

Here is the point of view of others whom I asked to tell something about these drawings.

• Multiple personalities in humans.
• Three people.
• Couple animals.
• Three eyes.
• Colourful painting.
• So many colours.
• Water around humans.
• Lake, Squirrel and Turtle.

But after all these points of view, in the end one can see it as stupid and meaningless painting. And that is what Expressionism is known for.

Here is a video available on YouTube that might help you to understand more clearly.

Thank You note...

It is very interesting to see how people give their interpretations and thoughts to art. How everyone thinks differently. Thank you so much everyone for responding to me and helping me to write this blog. It doesn't matter so some of them didn't reply but everyone praised that, everyone praised my creative and meaningless art. So again thank you so much everyone to help me, to support me. 

NOTE:- If you find any problem or question or suggestions please let me know☺️.

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