MARCEL DUCHAMP
Marcel Duchamp is a very famous brilliant artist who has done very original pieces of artwork and has changed the art scene. He questioned the definition of art, what is art? What makes art, art? He is known as a "mediumistic being," meaning he does not like to define himself or his work. Some of his most well-known pieces of art include Nude Descending, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, Large Glass, and Fountain ready-made. I really enjoyed his perspective on new age Pop Art and how some people will spend huge amounts of money on pieces of art that are either absurd or even self-destructing. He talks about how important the relationship between the artist and the onlooker. There needs to be a special connection and the onlooker is just as important as the artist. There are a number of young artists that idolize Duchamp's work and use them for inspiration such as, Tinguely and Oyvind Fahlstrom. Duchamp also states, "Society just takes what it wants. The work of art is always based on these two poles of the marker and the onlooker" (Reader, p. 14). If one is going to admire one thing about Duchamp is that he has remained to be a "free man," meaning free of movements or titles and enjoys to prove his opinion on what he believes art is.
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