Dada is for dreams,colourful paper masks, kettle drums, sound poems, concretions, poem statiques, for things that are not far from picking flowers and making bouquets.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Arp describes Dada as a playful, whimsical movement celebrating simple and surreal elements.
- In plain terms
- Dada is about fun things like dreams, masks, and poems.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace playfulness and absurdity in art.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is play important in art?
- Can nonsense have meaning?
Another view
The focus on whimsy may downplay Dada's political critiques.
More from Hans Arp
The cynicism of Dadists is a mask.
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Permalink to quote #2 We had a dim premonition that power-mad gangsters would one day use art itself as a way of deadening men's minds.
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