Controversial Art
Controversial Art
The public reaction to these two pieces of art was something to be expected in those times. Art such as these was out of the ordinary, something new to culture. The bias against the first piece, Michelangelo’s David, was because of the apparent male body parts showing. The sculpture was to show the triumph of David against the giant Goliath and that was to symbolize the freedom of Florence, Italy against the tyrannical Medici family. The public scorned the sculpture, throwing rocks and at one point putting a skirt over the male body parts. Obviously, the objection to the nudity died down, and this turned out to be a famous part of Italy's culture. As for the second piece, the picture was shocking to the crowd and very controversial because the crowd thought the artist was mocking them. The piece depicts a nude woman walking down the stairs, but in an abstract way. The picture is about 20 different shots of her going down the steps. This piece shows both futurism and cubism in the sense of both its many shots and overlapping jagged flat forms. His influences came from Italy's futuristic goals and the cubism comes from his time in Paris. Knowing that the artist's inspiration is from other artist's work with nude women walking down the stairs does enhance my appreciation of this piece. Duchamp's work shows an interesting new perspective and ingenuity on his part for changing up an already used form of
The public reaction to these two pieces of art was something to be expected in those times. Art such as these was out of the ordinary, something new to culture. The bias against the first piece, Michelangelo’s David, was because of the apparent male body parts showing. The sculpture was to show the triumph of David against the giant Goliath and that was to symbolize the freedom of Florence, Italy against the tyrannical Medici family. The public scorned the sculpture, throwing rocks and at one point putting a skirt over the male body parts. Obviously, the objection to the nudity died down, and this turned out to be a famous part of Italy's culture. As for the second piece, the picture was shocking to the crowd and very controversial because the crowd thought the artist was mocking them. The piece depicts a nude woman walking down the stairs, but in an abstract way. The picture is about 20 different shots of her going down the steps. This piece shows both futurism and cubism in the sense of both its many shots and overlapping jagged flat forms. His influences came from Italy's futuristic goals and the cubism comes from his time in Paris. Knowing that the artist's inspiration is from other artist's work with nude women walking down the stairs does enhance my appreciation of this piece. Duchamp's work shows an interesting new perspective and ingenuity on his part for changing up an already used form of