Marcel Duchamp

fiercely challenging the society’s current aesthetic conventions. The two artists I am going to discuss in this essay are Marcel Duchamp and Gerhard Richter. Even though they lived in different time periods, they are both influential to modern art. They can be controversial for their particular artistic methods which are often being imitated but yet to be surpassed. Duchamp is a French artist lived from 1887 to 1968, a period when new forms of art was being continuously presented…

Throughout the being this class I have learned about many artists, their specific genres, and how they contributed to the art society as a whole. Some of the major artists that have made a space in my mind, that I had no knowledge of knowing before are Marcel Duchamp, Jason Pollack, Marina Abramović, and Julian Beveer. These artist are mentioned in the textbook relating them to the type of artwork they do. Nevertheless, I have pick chapters 4.5 Art and Illusion and 4.7 Art and War. Just with the…

As an artist we believe it is up to us to push the boundaries of these so called norms. Marcel Duchamp chose to push the boundaries of what is considered art. He decided to take something that was already created for normal everyday use and turn it into art without modifying it in any way other than putting a name on it. At first the idea and creation…

Artist as individuals have the ability to create exciting things using everyday objects. Marcel Duchamp a French member of the dada movement, Rosalie Gascoigne a contemporary Australian (died in1999), El Anatsui a contemporary West African, and Fiona Hall a contemporary Australian, they are all artists who work with mundane materials to create phenomenal pieces of work. Artist create their works within the agencies of the world, their audience and artworks through their practice.We can interpret…

just one ideal way to paint and there is not a set of individuals that you are supposed to paint. An example that most of the individuals that were present at the exhibit were shocked at was the, “Nude Descending a Staircase” which was done by Marcel Duchamp, {Kleiner, 751}. This was one of the many paintings that received a lot of terrible reviews and hatred. Even though a good handful of the wealthy and the commoners laughed and said bad things about the art, it was actually a successful event…

thorough and accurately portrays many individuals’ ideas about art, I beg to differ. Art does not have to be beautiful. Art does not need to express important ideas or feelings. A foremost example of this is Marcel DuChamp’s Fountain. It is certainly not aesthetically pleasing, nor is it produced by DuChamp himself. By Merriam’s definition, Fountain would not be considered art. However, according to 500 of Britain’s foremost art professionals, Fountain is considered the most influential piece of…

first look at the pre-pop era. This era occurred during the 1950s. During this time, two prominent artists, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, stepped outside the dominant technique of abstract expressionism. Both of them drew inspiration from Marcel Duchamp who challenged the concept of art through his ready-mades, however, their individual approaches differed. Johns’ technique was to paint or sculpt trivial objects and to make them appear abstract (Osterwold, 85). In contrast to this,…

Graceshous Shearon For me, when things stopped being considered as art, is pretty much sprinkled throughout most of America’s art history and it is sadly at the end of European’s art history. So, for both America and Europe there was not a long period where things did not seem like art. For America, it was more a sprinkling of finding a sort of identity through the wreckage and for Europe it was more for a rebellion and change of heart after the war. I do not think it ever stopped not being art…

different artistic eras there are always transitional artists, those who lead the world into another direction. An example during the early 20th century is Marcel DuChamp (1887-1968). DuChamp spoke his mind and looked beyond the visual constraints that artists were placing on themselves at that time. Much like Picasso who led the Cubism movement, DuChamp was a leader of the surreal ready-made art. Ready-made art is the direct use of manufactured consumer products in art. DuChamp's most prominent…

It is undeniable that culture impacts art. When it comes to modern art, some of the most notable causes of changing are the World Wars, the corrupted society, and polluted environment. A lot of modern art paintings are abstract, which helps deepen the understanding and interpretation. Besides, it does not matter where it is in the world, art takes the same drive for innovating. This analysis will talk about two paintings in two different countries: “Dancing Mutants” by the Filipino artist Ocampo…