What artistic movement rejected traditional forms and embraced unconventional materials and methods?

Source: JAMB · 2024

What artistic movement rejected traditional forms and embraced unconventional materials and methods?

  1. Dadaism ✓
  2. Surrealism
  3. Fauvism
  4. Constructivism
Explanation

Dadaism rejected traditional art completely. Artists used found objects and nonsense. They protested against established art and society.

Surrealism explored dreams. Fauvism used wild colors. Dadaism specifically challenged what art could be, using any materials.

The movement emerged during World War I. Artists created anti-art as protest. Marcel Duchamp exhibited a urinal as sculpture.

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