Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
What is art? Is a urinal signed by an artist and displayed
in an exhibition considered a piece of art work?
Artist Marcel Duchamp asked the public these questions when
he presented this piece of work in the “First Annual Exhibition in 1916. Like
many Data artworks, Fountain is made from ready-made object and by signing name
on the urinal and displaying it in an exhibition; Fountain challenged and
ridiculed the art society in an unconventional approach.
2. What were the influences of Jacob Lawrence? (include a
description of his work)
Influences by Harlem renaissance and African American history,
artist Jacob Lawrence depicted the lives of African Americans during 1940 and
celebrated African American culture in his works, which solidified his
influences in the early stage of The Civil Rights Movements.
This is one of the paintings from Jacob Lawrence’s the
migration series, it illustrated how African Americans’ lives and safety were
threatened as they were prisoned. The cold color used in the painting hinted
the depressing mood of these oppressed live.
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