Art has always been a commentary on society. Dadaism, and Expressionism are not exception. The artists of these art forms felt that the reason why Germany was in just a recession was due to the imperialist and capitalistic government system that rely on oppression to run. As the professor put it, "their art, or anti-art, then was to help accomplish this, their aim was to help the bases of German society by destroying the culture, that is by ridiculing it so much that people lose respect and their sense of obedience to authorities, and to expose people to shocking and even grotesque images in order to force an awareness of the ugly side of life," the artist felt that the only way to fight the system was through their art. This ideology is still prevalent in the artists community today.
Today artist like Banksy and Chris Ofili are well known for their depiction of the injustice around the word. In their work we could see the influence of Dadaism and Expressionism. For example, in Chris Ofili's "Holy Virgin Mary" we see a women who is not the normal attractive version of the Virgin Mary that we are used to seeing. These piece offended many people even the major of New York City.
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| Chris Ofili "Holy Virgin Mary" |
That is true, many people gets offended by this piece. Even myself.
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