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AhmedA Beginner's Guide To Marcell Duchamp
February 20th 2008 07:41
Marcell Duchamp is one of the great characters of the artwork, most famous for his work in the Dada art movement.
One of his most famous and most celebrated works is the cubist painting, ‘Nude Descending a Staircase,’ which made him famous in America.
Such critical acclaim was not always waiting for Duchamp. His work, as was the style of Dada, commonly offended, shocked and outraged the art community. In another of his well recognised images, he drew a goatee and mustache on the Mona Lisa, and name it L.H.O.O.Q (Spoken aloud in French, it translates roughly to ‘She has a hot ass’)
In another well documented case, Duchamp signed a urinal, signed it R Mutt (Perhaps meaning Armut; German for Poverty) and called it Fountain. On story suggests the piece was submitted under the name Richard Mutt, to an exhibition in part organised by Duchamp himself, and was rejected, however most sources agree that Duchamp himself was responsible for the work. Rarely could one single work incite such deeply-felt passion throughout the artistic community – debate raged. Was it Art? Was Duchamp (or, R Mutt) the artist of the piece, if he had only found it, or was his taste of selection enough to warrant him the artist? Duchamp subsequently submitted other ready-mades, such as a bottle rack and a snow-shovel. Ironically on a close inspection, many of these works appear to be possibly made by the artist; in which case the joke of Duchamp was larger than anyone suspected.
Primarily, Duchamp worked in Dada, which, in essence was almost anti-art. Dada strove to offend, to be disliked, to be unpleasant, misunderstood and at times, pointless. It was blatant and nihilistic in it’s views of accepting pointlessness and disorder as naturals aspects of reality, a timely message in the Post war confusion on W.W.II.
After the first war, Duchamp joined forces with fellow artists Francis Picabia and Man Ray. American, Beatrice Wood also joined them, and the four became an incredible force in the Art world.
Duchamp also worked as a surrealist, later in life.
One of his most famous and most celebrated works is the cubist painting, ‘Nude Descending a Staircase,’ which made him famous in America.
Such critical acclaim was not always waiting for Duchamp. His work, as was the style of Dada, commonly offended, shocked and outraged the art community. In another of his well recognised images, he drew a goatee and mustache on the Mona Lisa, and name it L.H.O.O.Q (Spoken aloud in French, it translates roughly to ‘She has a hot ass’)
LHOOQ By Marcell Duchamp
In another well documented case, Duchamp signed a urinal, signed it R Mutt (Perhaps meaning Armut; German for Poverty) and called it Fountain. On story suggests the piece was submitted under the name Richard Mutt, to an exhibition in part organised by Duchamp himself, and was rejected, however most sources agree that Duchamp himself was responsible for the work. Rarely could one single work incite such deeply-felt passion throughout the artistic community – debate raged. Was it Art? Was Duchamp (or, R Mutt) the artist of the piece, if he had only found it, or was his taste of selection enough to warrant him the artist? Duchamp subsequently submitted other ready-mades, such as a bottle rack and a snow-shovel. Ironically on a close inspection, many of these works appear to be possibly made by the artist; in which case the joke of Duchamp was larger than anyone suspected.
Primarily, Duchamp worked in Dada, which, in essence was almost anti-art. Dada strove to offend, to be disliked, to be unpleasant, misunderstood and at times, pointless. It was blatant and nihilistic in it’s views of accepting pointlessness and disorder as naturals aspects of reality, a timely message in the Post war confusion on W.W.II.
After the first war, Duchamp joined forces with fellow artists Francis Picabia and Man Ray. American, Beatrice Wood also joined them, and the four became an incredible force in the Art world.
Duchamp also worked as a surrealist, later in life.
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