Issue 26 OPEN CALL for Writers / Curators- the theme is Dada through to Surrealism

Deadline: 05/06/2022

Jenna Fox

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Dada through to Surrealism open call for Artist/writers/curators… We what to see your work be that art, writing or curation that incorporates the ideas of Dada or surrealism, although these two movements are different, we want to use both as one followed and influenced the other…

…Surrealism is a movement that developed out of Dada; this movement was also greatly influenced by Freud's theories on ego, superego, and Identity. This influence of Freudian theories can be identified as the main difference between Dada and Surrealism.

 

Dadaism and Surrealism are the two important art movements of the early 20th century. These avant-garde movements had a profound worldwide influence on contemporary art, culture, and literature.

These two significant trends laid the foundation of Modernism as well as other movements in art, literature, and philosophy. Even though a significant number of Dada artists converted to surrealism, the two movements were very different from each other.

Dada is an artistic movement that flouted conventional aesthetic and cultural values by producing works marked by nonsense, travesty, and incongruity, though,

Collages – pasting pieces of paper items such as maps, tickets, etc.

Photomontages – collages made using real photographs

Assemblage – assembly of everyday objects to produce meaningful/ meaningless objects of war 

Readymade objects – using manufactured objects as art

 

Surrealism is an artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterised by fantastic imagery and juxtaposition of subject matter, though,

Incorporation of spontaneity

Exploration of unconsciousness and dream as a true form of reality

Expression of sexuality, violence, ecstasy, decay, etc.

Focus on the irrational, mythological, and mysterious…

 

We always ask that each submission includes a short statement to provide context and this is even more vital for this open call as your words can affect the meaning of the work.

We cannot wait to see how your creative response tackles this topic.

You will need to submit:

1) Good-quality writing, poem, critique, text, max text size, 1000 words if more please get intouch we may still accept it.

2) short BIO and image (optional)

3) Your Instagram name so we can tag you.

We accept short films. Please provide a Vimeo or Youtube link and one still.  

No covid-related work, please!

Your work will not be accepted if you do not provide all three of the requested items. If accepted your work will be featured in the Zine, Instagram, and FB for a least one month, and very likely for several.

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