EXPRESSIONISM VS DADAISM: TWO IMAGES OF THE EXISTENTIAL TRAGEDY OF THE EARLY XX CENTURY

Semenyuk X. A.

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2014 is the centenary anniversary of the First world war, The Great War, La Grand guerre. It was a war ruined not only the bodies but also the minds of Europeans. Art is an area of culture that is most keenly anticipates and reflects all civilizational changes. On the events of the First world war it responded through the avant-garde. Among the range of avant-garde trends were two (expressionism and dadaism) that are stronger then others reacted on existential component of the processes. The purpose of this paper is to show two avant-garde experience of the early twentieth century (expressionism and dadaism) as two types of reactions to cultural consciousness on the existential crippling events of war. According to the author the response of these art movements were diametrically opposed – the tragic fight with reality by Expressionism and escapism and denial of reality by Dada.

Keywords: Expressionism, Dadaism, World War I

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Issue: 1, 2015

Series of issue: Issue 3

Rubric: RESEARCH REPORTS

Pages: 84 — 90

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