Synthetisches Cino der Malerei

manifesto by Hausmann

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Synthetisches Cino der Malerei (Synthetic Cinema of Painting) was a manifesto written by Raoul Hausmann, a key figure in the Berlin Dada movement. Hausmann, an Austrian artist, was known for his satirical photomontages and provocative writings on art.1

The manifesto called for an alternative to traditional oil paint, exploring new media for artistic creation. It was presented alongside an anti-art Dada manifesto at the first event of the Berlin Dada Club in 1918. Dada was a movement that emerged during World War I, characterized by its rejection of bourgeois values and its embrace of spontaneity, chance, and anti-aesthetic creations. Dadaists often utilized techniques like collage and photomontage instead of traditional painting and sculpture.12

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…later published the piece as Synthetisches Cino der Malerei (“Synthetic Cinema of Painting”). Both the anti-art Dada manifesto and Hausmann’s declaration on new media were recited before a riotous audience at the first event of the Berlin Dada Club, on April 12, 1918. The artists’ evening of performance and readings…
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…later published the piece as Synthetisches Cino der Malerei (“Synthetic Cinema of Painting”). Both the anti-art Dada manifesto and Hausmann’s declaration on new media were recited before a riotous audience at the first event of the Berlin Dada Club, on April 12, 1918. The artists’ evening of performance and readings…
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