Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century. Dadaism is about not following any rules, dada was intended to provoke an emotional reaction from the viewer. Dada artworks present an intriguing paradox in that they seek to make the work clearer in the populist sense but nevertheless remain cryptic enough to allow the viewer to interpret works in a variety of ways. Abstraction and Expressionism were the main influences on Dada, followed by Cubismand, to a lesser extent, Futurism. 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. Many Dadaists believed that the ‘reason’ and ‘logic’ of bourgeoisie capitalist society had led people into war. They expressed their rejection of that ideology in artistic expression that appeared to reject logic and embrace chaos and irrationality.

Dada self-destructed when it was in danger of becoming “acceptable”. The type of images produced now-a-days are similar to the ones produced during WW1 but are more developed. I like the idea of dadaism photography as it very different and interesting to look at as you have to look twice to understand what is happening in the picture. It is hard to do but the end results are very impressive and show a lot of creativity.