Pop art is an artistic movement that questions the traditions of fine arts and incorporates images from popular culture. Neo-Dada is an artistic trend that shares similarities in method and/or intent with Dada artworks. Both of these movements emerged in the same historical period, the 1950s and 1960s, and artists from both generally took inspiration from the Dada movement, which developed in the early 20th century. The movement changed the way people viewed art and presented a variety of new methods and styles. Dada artists, also known as Dadaists, believed in showing their anti-war beliefs through their artwork. The Dada movement produced a different style of art, and its works created controversy because they were outside the scope of what society considered art and what was expected and acceptable. This opened up the possibility for artists to be able to create the kind of artwork that inspires them, even if it was considered unorthodox. Although they were controversial, many pieces created during Dada heavily influenced other later artistic styles, such as Neo-Dada and Pop art. The influence of Dada can be seen in the work of Robert Rauschenberg, who was a neo-Dadaist, and can also be seen through the work of Andy Warhol, a pop artist. Although Dadaism influenced both artists, they created very different pieces. This article will analyze Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans and Rauschenberg's White Painting (three panels) and discuss how they were differently influenced by the Dada movement and why they are considered different styles of artwork. Each artist's moment in time was the same, and the same movement influenced them both, but the outcome of the art they each created was incredibly different. The goal and intention was to showcase their radical pieces and having them exhibited in famous art museums is ironic and shows how anti-art they both were. The idea of the readymade is attributed to Marcel Duchamp and represents one of the most significant developments of the century for the artists who came after him. These were simple everyday objects that artists used, and sometimes modified, to create a work of art. Warhol used everyday objects in his artwork, which undoubtedly originated from Duchamp's vision of experimentation with ready-made art and using objects as subjects. From Duchamp, Andy Warhol understood that common household objects, advertisements, newspapers, and real people were all available to him to use as objects for his art. Because of this influence, Warhol was able to use Campbell's soup cans as inspiration for his piece.
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