Duchamp's 'Nude Descended A Staircase'

A painterly quality with an otherworldly aesthetic is what set pictorialism apart from other photographic practices at the time. This notion of perfection is what really captures my attention. What I find quite interesting is that looking into this aesthetic every man

The simple actions of the “chase” eventually develop more complicated actions displaying the avoidance to be dragged down. The metamorphosis of the narrative from realism to surrealism happens in the poems ending depicting the pile of stacked bodies as

gallery space. However, it is the aim of a postmodern artist to step outside these

Tom Robinson’s fate was decided; the jury voted he was guilty of all charges of rape against him, even though his lawyer, Atticus Finch, defended him and presented sufficient evidence that could have proved Tom Robinson’s innocence. When Robinson came to the stand, Mr. Finch attempted to persuade the jury with Robinson’s perspective while Mr. Gilmer, Mayella Ewell’s lawyer, thoroughly cross-examined Robinson to attempt to make him stumble and incriminate himself when he answered questions and retold parts of his story. Mr. Finch questioned Robinson first. He asked Robinson numerous questions that were meant to prove his innocence and prove Robinson had nothing to lie about. Mr. Finch began asking questions to give those present in the courthouse background on Robinson’s

The question of seeing is a crucial element in the understanding of ekphrastic writing. O’Hara’s role as a poet, critic and curator offers extensive insight into the necessity of seeing in the procedure of ekphrastic writing and the relationship between painting and writing. His personal relationships with painters such as Larry Rivers not only affect O’Hara’s work, but also offer a glimpse into the endobiotic nature of ekphrasitc writing. O’Hara’s ekphrastic work thrives from within the artistic realm and work of painters, gaining a foothold and moving beyond and completing the artistic idea. O’Hara’s poem ‘On Seeing Larry Rivers’ Washington Crossing the Delaware’ not only displays this interconnection between Rivers’ painting

{Berger defines nakedness “as being to oneself”.} {Nudity is “to be seen naked by others, not recognizing oneself’’}. An example of one of many nude paintings is a the dark-haired women posing in the bathtub holding her hair. In the photo the women is wanting to be intoxicating and looking as if she wants to be seen as an object of sex and also put on display her body off to the world. So, she is giving herself up as a object willingly. In the painting, “Nell Gwynne”, by Lely, the women is showing submissiveness to the painter/owner. She is also wanting to display herself for the enjoyment of men.

In literature, themes shape and characterize an author’s writing making each work unique as different points of view are expressed within a writing’s words and sentences. This is the case, for example, of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Annabel Lee” and Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death.” Both poems focus on the same theme of death, but while Poe’s poem reflects that death is an atrocious event because of the suffering and struggle that it provokes, Dickinson’s poem reflects that death is humane and that it should not be feared as it is inevitable. The two poems have both similarities and differences, and the themes and characteristics of each poem can be explained by the author’s influences and lives.

Nude Descending Staircase, no.2 is by Marcel Duchamp who is best known as a painter and mixed media artist associated with Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism, although he himself avoided any alliances. His work is characterised by its humour and the variety and unconventionality of its media. He was passionate in his belief that ideas should be given more value than worldly things, a revolutionary notion that would resonate with a later generation.

Their individual perspectives in life ultimately shaped their education, experiences and overall point of view. This essay will outline the similarities and differences in subject matter, tone and imagery of these two artists’ bodies of work.

One of the most unique figures in the continuum of the art world, Marcel Duchamp changed the way we look at and produce art today. Marcel Duchamp was by far, one of the most controversial figures in art. Two of the most well known and talked about pieces by him are The Fountain and The Bride Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, Even . Duchamp created many other pieces that caught the attention of critics, other artists, and the population in a negative way; however, these two pieces alone, brought about the greatest amount of controversy.

Art is all around us. There are many different forms of art. It can be something created, captured, or it can be already existent. Not a single person is to say what makes something art because there is a different definition for everyone. However, there are a couple factors that come into mind whenever someone decides to declare something as art. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting four different pieces of art. I will be discussing each art piece’s form, time period of creation, intention or purpose, and value. These four pieces of art are Michelangelo’s Pieta, Fountain by Marcel Duchamp, Mark Rothko’s No.61, and the “Oyster Dress” by Alexander McQueen. These works of art come in all different shapes and sizes but they are valued

Now I intend to turn my attention to concrete examples from Walt Whitman's poetry to provide some evidence of that sexuality played an important role in his poetry, and there are possible readings to find traces for that. Of course, we cannot only rely on selected

Reading a story is like viewing a picture, the mind goes beyond imagining what occurs in the story. A poem is like the music and the picture combined, creating a movie for the audience. Authors create imagery in their work in order to allow readers to be able to conjure up their messages in their stories. After reading a poem one can quickly imagine the scene in their head, though the reader may have to reread the poem in order to understand the message from the author, each image playing a key role in tying the message together. In the short poem “Tired Sex” author Chana Bloch uses imagery to deliver her message about how passion ceases to exist between two people with the comparison of common day activities

Style is the special way an author creates his or her work. Gabriela Mistral exploits an informal style in her poem “Ballad”. The poem discusses the poets feelings and is written in first person point of view validating its informality; “My heart’s blood.”-Line17 using ‘my’ and describing her heart confirm this. Diction contributes to style in an extensive way. Repetition is a form of diction that is heavily spread out through the poem. “Saw him pass by.”-Lines 2/6, “He goes loving.../...in bloom”-Lines1-2/11-12, and “He will go.../through eternity.”-Lines 19-20/23-24. The repetition emphasizes the authors style an diction. In this poem diction is displayed through negative connotation. Choosing to describe her emotional state as “,wretched,”-Line 5, instead of sad or unhappy, and by adding a

In 1915 the concept of “readymade” art was introduced by Marcel Duchamp when he took an ordinary snow shovel and painted the title In advance of the broken arm. He had previously turned a wheel up-side down and attached it to a stool, creating a piece he called Bicycle wheel. This was also considered a “readymade.” A “readymade” by Duchamp is “an ordinary object elevated to the dignity of a work of art by the mere choice of an artist.” Duchamp produced many of these “readymades,” but it his readymade entitled Fountain that we will be discussing here. Duchamp’s Fountain originated from a urinal that he with two other friends purchased from a plumber, took to his studio, and turned it on its backside. He painted the pseudonym “R. Mutt” on