Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate Dada artworks and visual strategies to explain how absurdity, collage, chance, and juxtaposition critique war and social unrest without words.
Students will be able to define a current social contradiction by synthesizing evidence from contemporary images, found materials, and peer observations into a clear design brief.
Students will be able to prototype and refine a Dada-inspired mixed-media artwork that uses one strong visual choice to communicate social criticism memorably without text.
Products
User-Informed Dada Collage Prototype and Research Snapshot
Each student creates a brief research artifact documenting their observation of a real social contradiction, then develops one Dada-inspired prototype that translates that insight into a nonverbal visual idea. The prototype must show multiple tested visual choices and a short rationale tied to evidence from the student’s image/material research.
Contradiction Gallery Night Shared Problem Statement and High-Fidelity Dada Artwork
Teams combine individual research into one shared problem statement and co-develop a polished Dada-inspired artwork or display suitable for exhibition and stakeholder feedback. The final piece and presentation narrative must explain how user-centered evidence shaped the solution and why specific visual decisions communicate the contradiction clearly.
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