“Reed Pen Collage” is an abstract artwork created by Hannah Höch in 1922. It belongs to the Dada art movement, which was known for its avant-garde approach and its disdain for conventional aesthetics and traditional cultural values.
The artwork is composed of various rectangular strips arranged in a seemingly chaotic yet deliberate manner. Each strip contains intricate, repetitive patterns rendered in black ink, likely achieved using a reed pen. The patterns themselves vary in complexity, creating a striking contrast against the plain background. The arrangement of the elements forms an abstract composition that invites viewers to explore the interplay of shapes and forms, characteristic of the Dada movement’s rejection of traditional art norms and its embrace of spontaneity and abstraction.
