Abstract

In this study the analysis tries to explore the existence of Marcel Duchamp as a turning point for when art would become philosophy. The main focus of the research is on Marcel Duchamp and his contributions towards art and philosophy. The research also analyzes many aspects of revolution in art due to the works of Marcel Duchamp and tries to gauge its effect on the field. Finally the research describes the concept of modern American art and tries to enlighten the impact of Marcel Duchamp's works on it.

Table of Contents

Introduction3

The Influence of Duchamp's Early Portraits and Landscapes on Art3

Duchamp's Works Considered as Revolution of Art5

The Contemporary Dimension of Art8

Conclusion9

Works Cited11

Marcel Duchamp was the Turning Point for When Art Would Become Philosophy

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and interpret the influence of Marcel Duchamp on the Art and Philosophy. This paper argues whether the Duchamp's art changed the art and changed it forever. According to diverse sources, it can be stated that Duchamp's art modify art indeed and there were significant changes in art that last till today. The art presented by Duchamp reflected diverse conceptions that the art prior to Duchamp restrained to portray. There are several masterpieces presented by Duchamp that are considered as a rebellious. Moreover, several portraits of Duchamp were criticized by several artists; however, Duchamp's art won the hearts of people as it was diversified from the prior works.

In 1917 he submitted his signed urinal Fountain to an exhibition of Independent Artists; when it was rejected he resigned as the society's vice-president. In 1920 he included the picture LHOO (1919) to a Dada demonstration in Paris, and, along with Picabia, he brought European Dada to America. In 1923 he virtually abandoned art, though he continued his interest in experimental film with Man Ray, and organized exhibitions including the International Surrealist Exhibition at Paris in 1938. A major figure of 20th-century art as much for his life as his artistic achievements, his achievement was his breaking down of conventions and illusions of taste, beauty and the role of the artist.

The Influence of Duchamp's Early Portraits and Landscapes on Art

Duchamp's early portraits and landscapes (e.g. Maison rouge dans les pommiers, 1908, Philadelphia) were influenced by Neo-Impressionism and the Nabis, and then by Cubism (e.g. Joueurs d'échecs, 1911). However his radical Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 (1912, Philadelphia) was withdrawn from the Indépendants when several older Cubists objected; the same picture, which represented in a series of repeated straight and curved planes the dynamic movement of a semi-abstract figure, caused a sensation when displayed at the New York Armory Show of 1913. The same year he largely abandoned conventional media and embarked on the first of his ready-mades: Bicycle Wheel (1913, private collection) and Bottle Rack (1914, private collection). In 1915 he moved to New York and started work on the (unfinished) glass and metal 'sculpture' The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even (1915-23, Philadelphia Museum of Art) (Duffy, 63).

Duchamp's paintings of 1910-11 reflect the influence ...