Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain by Sarah Shea HUMN406-01 Professor Nelson Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain People often ask what constitutes good art. Who decides whether or not a piece is art and whether it is good art or not? Marcel Duchamp challenged popular notions of his day about what art actually is. Duchamp‚ a French artist living in New York at the turn of the century‚ believed that it was up to the artist to determine what art is. Duchamp is most famous for a type of sculpture he created called
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Taking a Look At Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 “The Fountain” Emily Lindeau ART 106 April 17‚ 2016 You walk into the gallery‚ pedistools every few feet and grand stretched canvases on the wall. As you round the corner you see a drammatic light hit the shiney porcelain bowl and you lose it‚ you just cant stop laughing. There sits Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Foutain’. Is this guy serious? He takes a urinal and places it upside down and suddenly its a work of art? Thats silly and seems almost
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visit the “Duchamp to Pop” exhibition. The theme of this exhibit was to demonstrate Marcel Duchamp’s influence and sway over the development and emergence of Pop Art and its artists. Besides many pieces by Marcel Duchamp‚ there was a variety of other artworks on view by artists such as George Herms‚ Claes Oldenburg‚ Tom Wesselmann‚ Andy Warhol‚ Robert Rauschenberg‚ and Jim Dine. This exhibit was displayed in a space of three rooms‚ where the first room was greatly focused on Marcel Duchamp but also
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Jessica Brown Final Paper Art 104i Marcel Duchamp “The Fountain” To begin to understand Marcel Duchamp’s specific piece of art “The Fountain” I delved deep into the history behind the Dada movement‚ from which Duchamp thrived. This began with an in depth look at Western Europe during World War I‚ The Dada’s reaction to the World War‚ and more specifically Marcel Duchamp’s reaction to the World War. As stated in the book‚ “no single event influenced the development of modern as profoundly
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artwork and feel a sense an interest‚ is achieved as artist’s endorse the role of crafting unprecedented work with the use of conventional materials. This notion will be explored through use of the following artists: Pablo Picasso a Spanish cubist‚ Marcel Duchamp‚ was a French member of the Dada Movement‚ Rosalie Gascoigne a New Zealand contemporary artist (d.1999)‚ El Anatsui a West African contemporary artist and Fiona Hall a contemporary Australian artist. Artists explore the conceptual frame throughout
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longer the makers of their art but have become manages and coordinators” Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28th‚ 1887 in France. He is most famous for his ready-made artwork called “Fountain” 1917‚ a urinal which was not made by Duchamp‚ the only modification made to the urinal was a signature signed by Marcel Duchamp which was not his. This caused controversy over whether this was really an artwork. In saying this‚ Marcel Duchamp‚ his ready-mades (‘Bicycle Wheel”1913 and “Fountain”1917) and the use of
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David. Marcel Duchamp‚ Nude Descending a Staircase artwork brought a lot of controversy among Americans when it was exhibited first in the Amory Show of 1913 (Sayre‚ 2010). Even though Duchamp did not pose a nude woman‚ his portrait Nude Descending a Staircase was to portray a nude woman walking down a flight of stairs. Many observers thought Duchamp was disrespectful to the audience. Many found it hard to interpret so therefore they found it hard to appreciate the abstraction. Duchamp motivation
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epitomised in the works of Duchamp‚ Koon’s and Hirst. With reference to the work of these three artists this essay will discuss the white cube theory‚ High art lite and relational aesthetics to argue a disconnect between academic and mass appeal of art rather than an ‘end’. As the father of the ready made Marcel Duchamp provides a thematic basis for this hierarchical dissonance as a precursor to the artistic strategies and practices of Damien Hirst and Jeff Koon’s. While Duchamp made everyday objects
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Art Appreciation Claes Oldenburg’s clothes pin Vs. Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain The Artist Claes Oldenburg (born January 28‚ 1929) is an American sculptor‚ best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Oldenburg was the creator of the Clothes Pin Sculpture back in the pop art era of 1976. The Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture; it is currently located at Centre Square‚ 1500 Market Street‚ Philadelphia. The piece of art stands
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Discuss the Relationship Between Dada and Punk. Within this essay I will be exploring the close relationship between Dada and Punk. Dada and Punk are both movements which were used to express a social change within their time‚ through art‚ fashion and music. Although the Dada movement was at its peak in 1916 to 1922 and the Punk movement started in the mid 1970s‚ both show the same ideologies and techniques towards they work. Throughout the essay I will break down each of the movements into certain
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