Born in Romania in 1895, Marcel Janco was among the principal founders of the Dada Movement which was opposed to war, aggression and the changing world culture. Dadaist events included poetry, avant-garde music, and mask wearing dancers in elaborate shows, teasing the audience. art, which they considered obsolete in view of the carnage of World War I. Janco has an eclectic style which brilliantly combines abstract and figurative elements, expressionistic in nature. In 1941 he moved to the land which was to become the nation of Israel in 1948. Here he painted idyllic watercolour and oil images and was captivated by the exotic sights of the Orient. In 1953 Janco established the artists' village known as Ein Hod, which now boasts the Janco Dada Museum. In 1967 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Painting. In the last years of his life he worked together with friends to erect the Janco Dada Museum, dying just ten months after the inauguration of the museum in 1984.