Post-post modern maybe...

I was talking with my sister about different art styles because she is starting to put together her portfolio for art school submissions. She's working on varying her styles, and trying out things from different movements and I told her she should do something in the style of dadaism. Dada was way more punk rock and anarchist, void of meaning but really trying to piss people off than surrealist. Check this out:

And she wants to do more surrealist?

"This is not a pipe"

Well then: what is a pipe? The image and the words are both symbols for the object that exists. It is within our own world view that we see a "pipe" as it is. But what does it really mean?? What do all of these words and symbols really mean?? Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Actually I can't even remember if this is a dadaist piece or not, but it cracks me up. Hah. crack pipe. Ok not funny. These two pieces are my favorite modernist works, the first one by Marcel DuChamp, "The Fountain". I can understand why some people might hate the movement. (Especially if you live near the Tate Modern in London) But come on! It's like a good joke. Albeit an inside joke. Sometimes like those ones that are so inside that everyone is kind of looking around at each other waiting for the first person to laugh so they can pretend that they get it too...

So basically, I told her she needs to do something that makes me laugh.