Dada Manifesto (2/14)

Paloma Cruz

LEH 355

“Dada Manifestó”

“I don’t want words other people have invented. All the words are other people’s inventions. I want my own stuff, my own rhythm, and vowels and consonants too, matching the rhythm and all my own.” Hugo Ball

            I think that the meaning of this quote is that it is in order to make a difference and leave your mark in the world you will have to make your presence notice by being authentic, original and different from everyone else. Hugo Ball wanted to be a true leader and he knew that for him to accomplish it he must not use others people’s inventions. Ball clearly points out that he must do something that does not yet exist in the world when he says that he wants his own stuff. I think that the author is saying this because he wanted to show everyone how he perceived the world and it is for sure by being you and not someone else. I choose this quote because I am the type of person who believes in originally and authenticity. By no means have Hugo Ball’s quotes expressed a true meaning of authenticity. This quote did challenge me because it make me realized that being different has more value that being all the same. It made me realized that is good thing to think outside of the box. This quote does relates to a lot of thing that are going on in the present because now days we see more people being challenge into being different and not into being all the same which is a good thing because that makes us as an individuals to work out our creativities and imagination.

"The Scream," Edvard Munch, 1893

Edvard Munch was born December 12, 1863 in Adalsbruck, Norway. He was an artist during the period of the expressionism and symbolism, he died on January 23, 1944 at the age of 80. The scream is one of his most famous paintings which he created four different versions. I think that this paint shows a desperate or scare person which looks kind of lost. What makes me think that its scare or desperate is the way it has its mouth open and holding its face. The painting has a contrast of colors between vivid colors and opaque colors. The theme address here is a theme of horror.

"Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic," Hannah Höch, 1919

Hannah Höch was born Anna Therese Johanne Höch November 1, 1889 in Gotha, Germany. She was an artist during the Dada period the "Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic," was her most famous painting, she passed away on May 31, 1978 at the age of 88. The technique she used was collage. This painting was created after the WWI and it reflects the afterward of the war. You can clearly see in the painting how disorganized and chaotic everything looks meaning how Germany was left after the WWI. 

"The Starry Night," Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent Van Gogh was born March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands. “The Starry Night” was one of his many famous paintings. He was a painter during the post-impressionism period, he died on July 29, 1890 at the age of 37. This painting was created in June, 1889 and it was painted in an oil canvas. This painting shows a landscape of a town in a dark night filled with stars and the moon. However, the painting looks kind of distortional which it gives the crazy look that it has.