Dada Manifesto

Tristan Tzara, a Romanian and French avant-garde poet is one of the presidents of Dada. Dada was the first step towards surrealism. Tzara is an influential artist who's work had a great impact and connection to cubism and futurism.

Dada did not follow any rules and was a form of non-art and a rebellion of what was going on during the time of World War I. The public was revulsed by the art created during this time, yet this is exactly what the Dada members strived for, an emotional reaction from their audience.

In the Dada essay, I found the line interesting when it said "And so Dada was born of a need for independence, of a distrust toward unity. Those who are with us preserve their freedom." Dada was so against the norms of the time, they believe that rebellion was their way out though it shocked so many around them. I think this movement was very interesting and definitely a huge difference of the art shown during this time. Instead of oppressing their art and emotions during the War, they, contradictorily, opposed everything and expressed their inner selves through art.

Dada Manifesto 1918 by Tristan Tzara