Saturday, May 7, 2011

Marcel Duchamp


Marcel Duchamp was a pioneer in the art world for years, starting ideas such as decontextualization and interactive art pieces. His piece entitled "fountain" where he just submitted a urinal to an exhibit raised many questions and redefined art as we know it. Now art is whatever an artist considers to be art. In the photo above is an example of his new style of art. "Rotary Glass Plates (above) is one of the first interactive art pieces that spins to create a visually appealing windmill effect.

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