What is the difference between dadaism and surrealism?

These are just general summaries. If anyone feels I left anything out I'm probably conscious of it. In most regards they are two significantly different movements, even though many Dada artists became surrealists, such as Max Ernst. DADA: Dadaism arose due to the horrors of WW1 in Europe. read more

Dada and Surrealism are distinct movements in the world of art and culture. These movements depict the thinking in the world of art that got reflected in the paintings and writings of the artists. Because of similarities in the two movements, artists and common people of today find hard to differentiate between paintings made during the two periods of these art movements. read more

The best way to tell the difference between these artists' works are by the year. If an artists work was made after 1926 and they are considered both surrealist and dadaists, the work is likely surrealist. read more

Surrealism seeks new meaning, another meaning, an unexpected meaning, a sur-real meaning, but always, Surrealism wants live to mean something. And here it the crucial difference between Dada and Surrealism. For Dada, life has no meaning, no reason, no purpose, and no logic. read more