Carousel of Pigs 1922 by Robert Delaunay
Why is Robett Delaunay’s painting Carousel of Pigs a masterpiece?
– Riding a carousel = visiting a museum
– A lyrical kaleidoscope of colorful contrasts
– The bridge of Orphism
Orphic Painter
Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 – Marcel Duchamp
How did Duchamp’s painting Nude Descending a Staircase No 2 set the art world ablaze?
– Abhorred and adored all at once
– Nudity without critical comprehension
– Changing a turn of the century outlook
The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even
Marcel Duchamp’s painting The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even has two frames. The top encapsulates a delicate silvery bride. She’s isolated and fragile. In fact, it feels a bit forlorn up there, as if our lady’s gazing out the window.
The Wedding by Fernand Leger
Cubism learned a lesson or two when Fernand Leger’s The Wedding hit. In fact, many art historians joke that this painting introduced Tubism. That’s because reality curves into tubes in this remarkable work. As abstract as it is, we know what it’s like at this wedding.