Duchamp: Objects

- Dadaist

- Lived in New York from 1915

- “ An ordinary object (could be) elevated to the dignity of a work of art merely by the choice of an artist.”- Duchamp

- Was one of the central figures of the Dada Group

- Dada: a movement that questioned long-held assumptions about what art should be, and how it should be made

- Dada Movement: a cultural revolt by artists following WWI, “ We destroyed, we insulted, we despised and we laughed”- Hans Richter

- Duchamp presented objects as art

- Mass- produced, commercially available, utilitarian objects, designating them as art and titling them “Readymades”

- Disrupted centuries of thinking about the artist’s role as a skilled creator of original handmade objects

- “Readymades” defied the notion that art had to be beautiful

- Through the creation of “Readymades” Duchamp reinvented the meaning of art and paved the way for Conceptual Art.

- The majority of Duchamp’s “Readymades” were individual objects that he repositioned or signed and called art

- Bicycle Wheel: called “assisted readymade” made by combining more than one utilitarian item to form a work of art

- Critics called Duchamp’s “Readymades” immoral, vulgar and plagiaristic

- Readymade: represented a mockery of the solemn and strict approach of art making and exhibited works, as well as a positive step for removing the art world’s inhibited attitude towards fine art and exhibited works in museums

- The creation of a “Readymade” involved no artistic creativity or meaning

- The idea and gesture was honored instead of the artistic skill

- The viewer of Duchamp’s works is forced to look at the individual object in an emphasized way, causing him to see the aesthetic qualities for the first time, reinterpreting a practical object and viewing it as a piece of art.

- Anti-art establishment

- Considered the most influential piece of art in history

- Redefined the definition of art and liberated the art world

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Year 11 Art (Art Study Notes 2013) Note on Art Notes, created by zmadelil on 14/08/2013.