Art History

Surrealist and Dada were related in the sense that both of them dealt with the presentation of art work. Dada, was mainly focused on using humor and antagonism in question the definition of a piece of art. On the other hand, Surrealist was a type of three dimensional art work, which comprised modified, found and sculptured objects (Josh, 2015). Dada and Surrealist were therefore related in the sense that they dealt with art, and consequently used art, in order to show and explain to the society, what the society did not think of such a piece of artwork. In other words they movements used art as a means of changing the perceptive of the people concerning art work.

            Surrealist left Dada, after it realized that the works presented by Dada were symbolic, and they consequently symbolized the way people suffered in the society. Surrealism therefore used Man Ray’s piece of work in order to explain the symbolism being displayed by Dada, since Man Ray was associated with the Dada group. The Man Ray’s The Gift, was an ordinary flat iron, which had brass nails at the bottom. According the Surrealists, the flat iron was linked to social outlooks of priority and middle-class values (Josh, 2015). This was consequently an attack on the social expectations. Even though Man Ray’s flat iron may not be used to press clothes, the iron represented some sort of humiliation. The Surrealists, as opposed to Dada, decided to correct the works of Dada group, a move which made the two groups to fall out with each other. Dada group, did not in any way focus on oppression, through its artwork, but it was using such types of art work in order to create humor.

Reference

Josh R. S. (2015). Man Ray, The Gift. Retrieved from: https://smarthistory.org/man-ray-the-gift/