Dada & Surrealism for Beginners

Informationen zum Autor Elsa Bethanis is a writer and former editor whose work has also appeared in a number of literary journals. She resides in Indianapolis with their daughter Katie. Klappentext What kind of artists put a mustache on the Mona Lisa? Enter a urinal in an art competition? Declare their own independent republic? Hijack a ship? Dadas! And what happens in such a movement? With Dada, many of the artists declared their own "Pope" and continued their journey (with no destination) into Surrealism, creating burning giraffes, "amoebic" dogs, and lobster telephones - some of the most imaginative and intense works of art of the 20th Century. In Dada & Surrealism For Beginners , you'll get a colorful overview of these two movements, and develop a sense of the turbulent, wild, and unapologetically mad mood and tone of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Whether you're an artist, would-be artist, or someone seeking the marvelous, you'll find the courage and originality of the movements inspiring, and you'll gain an understanding of their long-term (and current) influences on contemporary art and culture - everything from performance art to pop art to the abandoned train ticket you find in the street.

Product details

• Authors: Elsa Bethanis, Elsa (Elsa Bethanis) Bethanis, Elsa/ Bethanis Bethanis, Peter Bethanis, Peter (Peter Bethanis) Bethanis
• Assisted by: Joe Lee (Illustration), Joseph (Joseph Lee) Lee (Illustration)
• Publisher: Random House USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2007
• EAN: 9781934389003
• ISBN: 978-1-934389-00-3
• No. of pages: 113
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: For Beginners; For Beginners; For Beginners (For Beginners)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history