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In 1914 the world would change forever.  The Great War, or as we now know it, World War I, ravage the world, ending and lives and drastically changing the lives of those who would survive.  The War would have a tremendous impact on life as it was known, and art was no exception.  Having witnessed the War first hand, many of them on their doorsteps, many artists would become disillusioned with society and it's ideals, rejecting logic and reason.  From this the Dada movement was born, an affront to logic and reason, an insult to the rational right wing ideology that had resulted in such overwhelming and needless violence.  Dada would take pride in the nonsensical and refuted any preconceived notions of art and what art should be.  As a result, the Dada movement spans a great deal of mediums, extending into poetry, plays and writing. Although Dada was incredibly influenced by World War I, and didn't really see it's fruition until post 1915, there are example...

Cubism is without a doubt one of the most talked about and studied areas of art history.  Although the first Cubist exhibition wasn't held until 1911, there were a few artworks from around 1907 that hint towards Cubism.  Picasso and Braque are widely regarded as the creators of Cubism, though Paul Cezanne paved the way for them with his Post Impressionist work, particularly in his use of space.  The definition of  Cubism has become rather complex, especially in retrospect.  I like to define it as a distortion of time and space to create an idealist image of a particular subject.  Of course, that's my own view and incredibly simplified. Cubism would go through many iterations and crossed over from not only paintings but to other mediums such as collage and sculpture as well. Although Picasso (and to a lesser extent - Braque) is regarded as the father of Cubism, a lot of the original ideals and practices can be seen in earlier works.  Most notably i...