illo 1: Design History
Dadaism: Adolf Hitler's Sri Lankan Doopleganger.
Topics of Interest:
Dadaism: Provocation, Anti-Art, Experimentation
Constructivism: Bright colours, Primary Contrast, New Knowledge
Art Deco: Linear Lines, angular, geometric, symmetry.
Chosen Topic:
Dadaism, mainly on its humourous and mockery towards politics and normal rules and elements has a surreal twist to it which really drew my interest.
Keywords: Surrealism, Narcissist, Mockery, Satirical
Art Movement:
For this week’s illo exploration, I selected the theme of DADAISM for my illustration. To give some context the art movement is called Dadaism or also known as Dada, dada art. An artist who evokes Dadaism is therefore called a Dadaist. The reason why I went with this was when researching about the movement I learnt it pokes fun with humorous and satirical purposeful jokes at art. It provokes and encourages the mockery of normal rules and elements and goes against the grain. To give some historical context the movement was formed during the breakout of WW1. Where artists joined forces to create the anti-art movement. The main purpose is to experiment with against conformity. It is an art form which evokes absurdity. You could compare it similar to surrealism where dreams and reality go hand in hand.
My Concept:
For my illo, I wanted to discuss the unfortunate economic crisis Sri Lanka had to undergo during covid era. So, I wanted to poke fun at politics using Dadaism and criticize the good fortune my beloved prime minister his excellency Mr. Mahinda Rajapaske aka “Myna” has done for his service to the people and nation of Sri Lanka. This is a shameless billionaire who robbed his own country for the past 20 years and has blindly fooled an entire nation to vote for him and his brother Gotabaya Rajapakse aka “Gota”. He isn’t the only one to be blamed but his family of Rajapakse’s. A tyrannical government under a dictation rule by a “Myna” and a “Gota” is indeed a true love story. One down but many more Rajapakse to go.
