Islamic Art Studies

Islamic Art Studies

The Transformation of Artistic Reality in Marcel Duchamp's Approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Soheila Bahremani 1
Hosein Ardalani 2
Nafiseh Namadianpour 3
Parnaz Goodarzparvari 4
1 PhD student, Department of Philosophy of Art, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
2 Hossein Ardalani , Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy of Art, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Architecture, Ramsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ramsar, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Visual Communication Department, Faculty of Arts, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/ias.2024.446491.2350
Abstract
Artists resort to various methods to transform the status of artistic reality. This transformation brings about a metamorphosis in art, which, in turn, leads to a shift in the artist's own position. This approach enables the artist to observe their works and influence contemporary society, with this influence sometimes transcending boundaries and even different periods, evolving from one style to another. One such artist is Marcel Duchamp, a 20th-century French painter. A key component of Duchamp's mindset in altering the status of art and reality is the rejection of taste, understood as the repetition of what is already accepted, because, in his view, taste is habit. When something is repeated enough, it becomes taste. This article, using a library research method, examines some of Marcel Duchamp's works and evaluates and analyzes the mental components and actions of the artist to understand how his approach influenced contemporary society. The process of Duchamp's influence and its relationship with society led to the formation of a new movement in contemporary society that aligns with the characteristics of postmodernism.
Research Objectives:


To examine Marcel Duchamp's works and evaluate and analyze the mental components of his approach.


To explore the transformation of artistic reality through the artist (Marcel Duchamp or Rose Sélavy).


Research Questions:


What are the components of transforming artistic reality through the artist?


How does this transformation, which leads to a metamorphosis in art, operate in society?
Keywords
Artistic Reality
Marcel Duchamp
Taste
Postmodernism

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