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Angles and Boxes-De Stijl, Dada, and the
Bauhaus
1913 Armory Show in NYC
1915 Dada is founded in war torn Germany and
based in Zurich
1917 Mondrian publishes Neo-Plasticism
1919-1922 Bauhaus Building constructed in Dessau
Terms/Places/People:
De Stijl- (Holland)
The works avoided symmetry and attained aesthetic balance by the use of
opposition. This element of the movement embodies the second meaning of
stijl: a post, jamb or support; this is best exemplified by the construction of
crossing joints, most commonly seen in carpentry. To reconcile the findings of
Cubism to a comprehensive machine-age aesthetic that could have meaning
for all arts, aesthetic and applied. Also called Neo-Plasticism.
M.H.J. Schoenmaekers-mathemetician who wrote about geometry and
neoplatonic idea of the straight line-associated with De Stijl
Theo van Doesburg-founder of the De Stiijl movement. Van Doesburg
was a writer, poet, and critic, who was more successful writing about art
than working as an independent artist.
Dada-(Switzerland, France, Germany, and USA)
Born out of negative reaction to the horrors ofWorld War I. This international
movement was begun by a group of artists and poets associated in Zurich.
Dada rejected reason and logic, prizing nonsense, irrationality and intuition.
The origin of the name Dada is unclear; some believe that it is a nonsensical
word. The words da, da, meaning yes, yes in the Romanian language. Another
theory says that the name "Dada" came during a meeting of the group when a
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paper knife stuck into a French-German dictionary happened to point to
'dada', a French word for 'hobbyhorse."
Readymade-Dada works that arose from found objects with an added
signature
Photomontage-utilized scissors and glue, usual actual reproduction of
photographs
Assemblage-meaningless objects (usually those from the war) that were
nailed, screwed, or fastened together in various fashions
Collage-extending Cubist version of collage using paper items-often
wrappers, maps, and tickets
Bauhaus (Germany)
A school that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the
approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to
1933. German for "School of Building".
De Stijl
Mondrian
o Composition 1912
o Compostion w/red, yellow, etc 1927
o Broadway Boogie Woogie 1929
Schroder
o Rietveld Schroder House 1923-1924
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Dada
Duchamp
o Nude Descending a Staircase 1912
o L.H.O.O.Q. 1919 litho
o Bride Stripped Bare... 1915-24
var. media
o The Fountain 1918
o In advance of a Broken Arm 1915
Heartfield
o Kaiser Adolf 1939
photomontage
Scwitters
o MZ 601 1923 collage
Bauhaus-
Gropius Bauhaus Building (Dessau) 1925-1926
Mies Van Der Rohe chair