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Assisted Readymades and Surreal Objects
An examination of the history, legacy and contemporary sculptural application.
Steven BeverageSlide2
Introductions and Background
Thank you for being here.
Some are here for the talk and some will be participating in two hands on workshops April 28
th
and May 12
Thank you to Yvonne
Marulier
and Peter
Tush
here at Dali, Gretchen
Suding
at
Morean
Art Center.Slide3
Introductions and Background
My background
Currently teaching studio art and art history at PCCA
MFA in studio art from USF 2000
Grateful for the opportunity to do some deeper research on the two artists Salvador Dali and Marcel Duchamp.
Please feel free to ask questions as we go.Slide4
AssemblagePablo Picasso
Still Life
1914 Slide5
AssemblageKurt Schwitters
Worker Picture
1919Slide6
AssemblageJoseph Cornell
Untitled (Tilly
Losch
)
1935Slide7
Marcel DuchampFountain,1917Slide8
Andre Breton’s 36 page
Manifesto of Surrealism,
1924
“Man, that inveterate dreamer,
more and more discontented day by day with his fate, orbits with difficulty
around the objects he has been led to make use of, those which indifference
has handed him, or his own efforts, almost always his efforts, since he has
consented to
labour
, at least he has not been averse to chancing his luck
(what he calls his luck!). “Slide9
Definition from Breton’s writing on Surrealism.
SURREALISM,
n.
Psychic automatism in its pure state,
by which one proposes to express -- verbally, by means of the
written word, or in any other manner -- the actual
functioning of thought. Dictated by the thought, in the
absence of any control exercised by reason, exempt from any
aesthetic or moral concern.Slide10
Quote by Pierre Reverdy from Andre Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism
”The image is a pure creation of the mind.
It cannot be born from a comparison but from a
juxtaposition of two more or less distant realities.
The more the relationship between the two juxtaposed
realities is distant and true, the stronger the image will
be – the greater its emotional power and poetic
reality...*”
(Nord-
Sud
, March 1918)Slide11
Salvador Dali and Edward JamesLobster Telephone1938Slide12
The World of Forms and their ShadowsPlato’s Allegory of the Cave
Plato uses his allegory to remark on the power of authority to control the perception of reality.
That the mediocrity of society is designed to keep humanity ignorant to reality, truth and knowledge found in philosophical inquiry.Slide13
Marcel Duchamp,The Bride Stripped Bare, By Her Bachelors, Even,1915-23Slide14
Marcel Duchamp,The Bride Stripped Bare, By Her Bachelors, Even,1915-23Slide15
Marcel Duchamp, Shadow cast from Bottle RackSlide16
Marcel Duchamp, Shadows cast from Bicycle WheelSlide17
Pablo Picasso, Bull’s Head,1942
http://
arollingcrone.blogspot.com
/2015/10/people-peering-at-
picasso.htmlSlide18
Steven Beverage, Pear Prison, wire, plaster, pear
2014Slide19
Joseph Kosuth,One and Three Chairs,
1965Slide20
Jaime Pitarch,Subject, Object, Abject
2006
source: http://
twistedsifter.com
/2016/03/everyday-objects-stripped-of-functionality-
jaime
-
pitarch
/Slide21
Cao Hui, visual temperature — sofa,2008
source: http://
www.linlingallery.com
/
eng
/
artists-d.php?id
=33Slide22
Gunther Uecker, String Chair,
1969
source: https://
www.pinterest.de
/
dalesinkovic
/
gunther-uecker
/?
lp
=trueSlide23
Rene Magritte,The Treachery of Images (This is not a Pipe)1928Slide24
Meerschaum pipes
source: https://
www.collectorsweekly.com
/articles/gloriously-grotesque-19th-century-pipes/
A
Meerschaum pipe
is a smoking pipe made from the mineral
sepiolite
. Meerschaum is German for sea foam.
The first recorded use of meerschaum for making pipes was around 1723 and quickly became prized as the perfect material for providing a cool, dry, flavorful smoke.Slide25
Salvador Dalí Surrealist Object Functioning Symbolically – Gala’s Shoe, 1931 (1973 edition)
source: https://
www.centrepompidou.fr
/
cpv
/resource/cxb4b5/
rXgzABSlide26
Meret Oppenheim The Couple,
1956
http://
www.anothermag.com
/art-photography/2648/the-
celine
-furry-shoe-x-
meret
-
oppenheimSlide27
Meret Oppenheim Object,
1936
https://
www.khanacademy.org
/humanities/
ap
-art-history/later-
europe
-and-
americas
/modernity-
ap
/a/
meret
-
oppenheim
-object-fur-covered-cup-saucer-and-spoonSlide28
Costa MagarakisFollow Me,
Mixed Media on Fiberglass
source: https://
www.costamagarakis.com
/
gallery?lightbox
=image1scqSlide29
Costa MagarakisOrganic Possession,
Mixed Media on Fiberglass
source: https://
www.costamagarakis.com
/
gallery?lightbox
=dataItem-iqo712mqSlide30
Costa MagarakisValentine Wipe Off,
reinforced resin, wood, brush fibers
source: https://
www.costamagarakis.com
/
gallery?lightbox
=dataItem-iqo712mqSlide31
The Matrix:This is not a spoon.
https://
www.youtube.com
/
watch?v
=Uqjmh3ScqMUSlide32
Seyo CizmicHarakiri
2015
https://
www.saatchiart.com
/art/Sculpture-
Harakiri
/666768/1843550/viewSlide33
Seyo CizmicModified Paintbrush with Human Hair
https://
trendland.com
/modified-paintbrush-with-human-hair/Slide34
Dali was inspired by scientific advances that led to new ways of thinking about reality.
According to science, the human body is 99% composed of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon atoms.
The average 70kg body has 7*10 . That is 7 followed by 27 zeros.
Or 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
27Slide35
Nuclear MysticismSalvador Dali
Christ of St. John of the Cross
1951
Inspired by a vision and also by having seen the drawing below done by St. John of the Cross, Dali painted his finest religious masterpiece.Slide36
Salvador Dali Christ of St. John of the Cross1974Slide37
Hal FosterThe Return of the Real, 1996
his description of the
punctumSlide38
Robert GoberUntitled Installation,
2014
http://
artobserved.com
/2014/10/new-york-robert-gober-the-heart-is-not-a-metaphor-at-moma-through-january-18th-2014/Slide39
Robert Gober,Untitled Installation,
1997Slide40
Nancy Fouts,Christ
2010
source: http://
www.nancyfouts.com
/work-1/#/2010/Slide41
Nancy Fouts,Christ
2010
source: http://
www.nancyfouts.com
/work-1/#/2010/Slide42
Nancy Fouts,Christ
2012
source: http://
www.nancyfouts.com
/work-1/#/2012/Slide43
Nancy Fouts on Vimeo
Video clip speaking about creative processSlide44
Kris KuksiMary Militia,
2006
https://
www.kuksi.com
/sculpture-2006-2004?lightbox=i1i3bSlide45
Chess Match at the Pasadena Museum between Eve Babitz and Marcel DuchampSlide46
Marcel Duchamp Carved chess set,1919
https://
kildall.com
/what-happened-to-the-
readymake
-
duchamp
-chess-pieces/Slide47
Scott Kildall and Bryan Cera
Readymake
3D models,
2014
https://
kildall.com
/what-happened-to-the-
readymake
-
duchamp
-chess-pieces/
In 2014, Scott
Kildall
and Bryan
Cera
, both 3D-fabrication artists in the United States, gave the world something they considered a gift and homage: a re-creation of Marcel Duchamp’s personal hand-carved chess set. It had come from an earlier work of
Kildall
.Slide48
Scott Kildall and Bryan Cera
Chess with Mustaches,
2015
https://
www.theatlantic.com
/technology/archive/2015/09/the-international-fight-over-marcel-
duchamps
-chess-set/404248/Slide49
Readymade and Assisted Readymade Chess setsSlide50
Readymade and Assisted Readymade Chess setsSlide51
Readymade and Assisted Readymade Chess setsSlide52
Readymade and Assisted Readymade Chess setsSlide53
Steven Beverage The Edge of Night
knives, banana hanger, bowls, pear
2018Slide54
Steven Beverage Shadows cast by
The Edge of NightSlide55
In Preparation for Studio Workshops
Make time to visit second hand stores, thrift stores and flea markets. Allow yourself time to observe and reflect on the types of objects available.
Take photographs and play with arrangements of items to explore the possibilities for juxtaposition. This is also an opportunity to think about the practical problems of disassembly,
recontextualizing
, combining parts etc.
Develop strategies for making/creating. Troubleshoot the possible problems that might emerge during the process.
Identify any other tools or materials that might be useful or necessary to utilize.Slide56
In Preparation for Studio Workshops
Conceptual Strategies
Deconstruction
Recombining
Dislocation
Juxtaposition
Disintegration
TexturizingSlide57
In Preparation for Studio Workshops
Assemblage techniques
Gluing/Adhering
Binding/Tying
Securing
Nailing
Screwing
Bending
Inserting
BlendingSlide58
In Preparation for Studio Workshops
Tools
Glue guns
Staple guns
Drill
Skill saw
Circular saw
Chop saw
Hammers
Hand saws
Box cutters
ClampsSlide59
In Preparation for Studio Workshops
Materials
Glue
Hot glue
Epoxy resin
Epoxy clay
Celluclay
Plaster strips
Plaster
Polymer ClaySlide60
Artist Websites
http://www.jessicaharrison.co.uk/index.htm
https://www.artsy.net/artist/jaime-pitarch
http://www.nancyfouts.com/
http://www.ursfischer.com/images
https://www.costamagarakis.com/
http://www.seyocizmic.com/
https://
www.kuksi.com
/Slide61
Works Cited
source:
http://ekstrakt.me/2012/03/seat-down-please/
https://mnaves.wordpress.com/2005/04/24/robert-gober-at-matthew-marks-gallery/
https://
www.nytimes.com
/1997/11/18/arts/art-review-religion-that-s-details-madonna-drain-pipe-radiate-earthy.html