Marcel Weyland

Marcel Duchamp is widely considered one of the most influential Dada artists. His works frequently included the use of ready-mades. Ready-mades are pre-fabricated items that the artist personally deems as art. For example, a chair, or table could potentially

Louise Nevelson— Sky Cathedral Presence Survey of World Art By Vyacheslav Borts The sculptress Louise Nevelson was a towering figure of American modernism. Born in 1899, she came to prominence in the late ‘50s, gaining renown for monochromatic structures built out of discarded wood. Critic Arthur C. Danto wrote, “There could be no better word for how Nevelson composed her work than bricolage—a French term that means making do with what is at hand.” (Danto 2007) Her pieces evolved and expanded

impact on the art world, without that precedent, artist such as Warhol, Jasper Johns, Pollock, Rauschenberg and Ai Weiwei could not and would not exist. Artist such as Robert Rauschenberg and Ai Weiwei have recognized Marcel Duchamp as influence significantly their art making practice. Marcel Duchamp (1887 –1968) was a French-American painter, and sculptor whose work is associated with Dadaism and conceptual art. The Dada movement had an immense impact on the art landscape and was a vehicle in allowed

Schieffelin describes gift exchange as a ‘rhetorical gesture in social communication’, it can be used as a method of solidifying, integrating and defining social relationships through the non-market exchange of goods, it is a social, cultural and economic experience. This ritual creates a respectful bond between both the giver and receiver. Previously gift exchange was considered more of a cultural tradition and religious practice, however contemporary gift exchange does not commemorate the rituals’

what gifts were appropriate. In one instance, gifted uncooked meat, which was a sign of disrespect, as the meat was not treated in the traditional ways. Finally in the article, “The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies”, by Marcel Mauss (1990), he discusses morality and organisation of moral economies in Scandinavian civilisation and how the moral economy complements the notion of individual self interests. Mainly, the rules of legality

oversized black muzzle and the minute tongue that permeated through. Gifts are meant to hold sentimental value, which is part of the reason why gifts are exchanged today. Yet, is there anything else that makes gifts more intriguing to what we see today? Marcel Mauss, a French sociologist , published The Gift in which he studied Polynesian culture and the

impression I received throughout the entire poem is the cycle of life. The author of this poem, John Updike was born on March 18, 1932 and died on January 27, 2009. He was influenced by several different people such as: William Shakespeare, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, John Barth, and many other people. One of his famous quotes that I like is “[d]reams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” John Updike wrote many different things. He wrote short stories, poems, and

The Surrealist Movement in Art’s Influence on Fashion Introduction This essay aims to analyse the key role that the surrealist movement has played on fashion and the fashion industry. Both from a historical point of view, as well as its continued impact on fashion today, as a source of inspiration for contemporary fashion designers. In this essay I will account for how the Surrealist movement in art has influenced the progress and growth of fashion worldwide and our sense of appearance.

While it's apparent that artists of the modern age owe much to the artists in the Renaissance, there are many differences between the two. There are some similarities however much of what the artist is expressing, and how they present their concepts are entirely different. Renaissance art appears to be more of a historic record, and heavily influenced by reason and mathematics. Modern art on the other hand tends to convey ideas, and emotions, leaving interpretation to the viewer, instead of being

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