Icons of Changing Times
posted by Art Durkee at 1:20 PM
Saturday, September 19, 2009
About Me
- Name: Art Durkee
- Location: Nomadic, Western and Midwestern, United States
A wandering musician, artist, and writer, traveling across the face of the earth and sharing what is encountered. Has won awards for music composition, visual art, and creative writing.
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4 Comments:
Love the last one. Not quite on a par with Duchamp's Fountain but ten out of ten for effort.
Well, this was a found scene, stumbled upon when driving around rural Wisconsin. One sees whimsical and strange things all the time, when driving the back roads.
You're right, though, it's impossible not to think of Duchamp at such times.
I'm glad to admit my utter ignorance about the Duchamp image(s) you're referring to, gents, but I'll look forward to being educated there. I loved the bottom photo because it reminded me of a shot I took in the early '80s on what was possibly the most picturesque hilltop in Abbruzzi. Only a lone phantom toilet marred the scene. But I rather thought it added something interesting.
Here's the Wikipedia entry for Fountain, which isn't half bad.
The definitive book on Duchamp was written by Mexican poet-critic Octavio Paz, in my opinion. It's titled Marcel Duchamp: Appearance Stripped Bare.
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