Marcel Duchamp
-Marcel Duchamp's artwork is largely considered to be Dada. What do you think the style Dada is about? (Hint: Think of the possible meaning of the word Dada)
-Duchamp was famous for his innovative Readymade artworks, which were simply objects he found and presented as works of art. The most famous example is...
Fountain, 1917
What is it?
Do you think it is art? Why or why not?
Look at another one of Duchamp's artworks...does it look familiar?
What painting is Duchamp making fun of here?
What do you think Duchamp was trying to do by putting his graffiti on this famous painting?
Do you think this is art? Why or why not?
Here is another one of Duchamp's readymades called Bicycle Wheel:
How does the way the two objects are arranged change their purpose/usefulness?
What is Duchamp asking us to consider by putting objects such as these on display and calling them art?
Do you agree or disagree with his position? Why?
Duchamp was also a painter. Here is his most famous painting, Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2:
What is different about this type of work from Duchamp's readymades? |
Which do you prefer? Why?
What sort of choices is Duchamp making in this composition? (Rhythm, shape, movement, balance, etc.)
Do you think this is art? Why or why not?
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