Sunday, March 13, 2011

Post #20

© 2006 Marcel Duchamp/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris/Succession Marcel Duchamp

               Bicycle Wheel
The Dada Movement began in the early twentieth century. It changed the meaning of contemporary art, bringing about new styles and techniques. It originally developed as an anti-war movement full of odd ideas and irrationality. A famous artist part of this was Marcel Duchamp. His kinetic sculpture, Bicycle Wheel, is an example of artworks during the Dada movement. To begin with, he put an upside down wheel on a wooden kitchen stool. He invented objects to challenge the real meaning of art. This made people rethink the established definition of art. Furthermore, his sculpture enhanced the interaction between the viewer and craft. 

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