Readymades of Marcel Duchamp

1917, the wealthy male French artist, Marcel Duchamp created the revolutionary masterpiece named Fountain which challenged the meaning of what art is and the necessity of the manual labour required to make art. This masterpiece was influenced by the Dada movement, World War 1 and cubism. The dada movement was a movement which, was launched in 1916 in Zurich, was a direct reaction to the slaughter, propaganda and inanity of World War 1. In 1905, Marcel Duchamp began his compulsory military…

which people say that is what cause World War 1. In my research paper that i am doing I will be touching on some pretty main people that helped develop dadaism and that helped it get out across the work such as Suzanne Duchamp, Jean Crotti and Theo van doesburg. Suzanne Duchamp was a famous french dadaist painter, she began her studies at the Ecole Des Beaux art school. Suzanne served as a nurse in pairs during world war 1 and later after that her dadaist works appeared in different exhibits…

One art piece talked a lot about in this film is the urinal that Marcel Duchamp titled Fountain. Roger Scruton made it very clear throughout the film that he did not understand this creation, and that Marcel Duchamp used it to make a mockery out of art. It is hard to see how a urinal could become such a highly acclaimed art piece that sparked the start of several strange art pieces that has…

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…

Emmanuel Radantzki best known as Ray Man born on August 27, 1890 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but raised in Brooklyn New York. Was an American visual artist, painter, filmmaker and photographer. Raised by two Jewish immigrants from Russia, Ray Man’s father Melach Radnitsky worked in a garment factory and ran a small tailoring business from home with his family and his mother Manya Radnitsky as a seamstress. Radnitsky being the oldest sibling has one younger brother and two sisters following…

to fit his style and his message. Taking a look at Banksy’s Mona Lisa Shows Her Bum it is a satire of the iconic painting. It shows that every “serious” and “traditional” painting has a fun, possibly crude counterpart. This could also be seen in Marcel Duchamp’s version of the Mona Lisa, which has an added mustache and the letters “L.H.O.O.Q.”, which reportedly stands for “She has a fine Ass.” These two satires undermine the skill and time it took for Leonardo da Vinci to paint the original.…

a case for Marcel Duchamp. The Duchampian ideals laid out in the beginning of the 20th century changed what it meant to be an artist for the rest of time, influencing artists of different styles and movements. In 1917, Marcel Duchamp submitted a porcelain urinal turned 90 degrees with the name “R. Mutt” signed on it to the exhibition of the New York Society of Independent Artists. The porcelain urinal was not accepted Of course at the time, the world did not know that it was Duchamp, in fact…

Determining What Comprises Art Art is commonly considered a beautiful painting or sculpture in a gallery for public view. However, not all art fit into the perfect mold of what we imagine. Marcel Duchamp used a urinal to create his artwork "Fountain, with the words "R. Mutt 1917" inscribed (Jacobus and Martin 372). Is Duchamp’s "Fountain" any less art than da Vinci 's "Mona Lisa"? Investigating the composition of art and looking at alternative arts may aid in understanding. To be considered…

concept of minimalism that change people’ s way of appreciating artworks. It make the audience to think harder ,or remind their existence. This idea is also applied to Abstract Art. The “Bird in space" allows you to capture the spirit of a bird. What Duchamp did was also to bring “ ready made object ” into a revolutionary category. The importance of Bauhaus was the combination of aesthetic design and practicability and…

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…