Shattered
Posted by Adriane Jewett | Labels: art, Brock Davis, Duchamp, Fountain, kusocialmedia09, urinal | Posted On Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 11:44 PM
He takes the mundane and does something completely unexpected.
He forces us to look twice.
While I wouldn't hang all modern art on my wall, I do appreciate most of it. I firmly believe that art can be art because an someone says it is.
Classic example: Duchamp's Fountain.
With a signed urinal, Duchamp challenged the world's view of art. He declared that art is all around us.
In 2004, 500 art experts named Duchamp's Fountain the most influential piece of modern art. It beat out Picasso's Les Demoiselles d' Avignon (ranked second) and Warhol's Marilyn Diptych (ranked third) for the honor.
So guys, next time you walk into the men's room, take a second look at the urinal on the wall. Ladies, we'll just have to get our art fix elsewhere.
Like most people, I wouldn't expect a urinal to be considered part of the most influential piece of modern art, but I agree with you, "Art can be art because someone says it is." As the cliche goes, "The beauty is in the eye of the beholder." This piece of art makes you take a second look and think about the beauty of the piece. Art moves people in so many different ways and allows the viewer to escape to whatever place they want to go. Art evokes feelings and emotions in people that they might not have ever thought possible from a creative piece of work. I am now a big fan of Duchamp's Fountain and will never look at a urinal in the same way.