To The Age It’s Art, 1870 - 1920 Dada is the artistic and literary movement reflecting a widespread nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western culture in the late 19th century. In their efforts to express the negation of all-current aesthetic and social values, the Dadaists frequently used artistic methods that were deliberately incomprehensible. Although the Dadaists employed revolutionary techniques, their revolt against standards was based values on a profound belief, stemming from the romantic tradition, …showed first 75 words of 539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 539 total…early 20th century brought an end to traditional conventional artwork. The artist is not concerned with reality as it appears but with its inner nature and with the emotions aroused by the subject. The subjects in the artwork is frequently caricatured, exaggerated, distorted, or otherwise altered in order to stress the emotional experience in its most intense and concentrated form. The artwork conveyed the shifting modes, changes, and disturbance of customary thought during that era.