Assisted Readymades and Surreal Objects An examination of

Assisted Readymades and Surreal Objects An examination of the history, legacy and contemporary sculptural application. Steven Beverage

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.

My background Introductions and 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.

Assemblage Pablo Picasso Still Life 1914

Assemblage Kurt Schwitters Worker Picture 1919

Assemblage Joseph Cornell Untitled (Tilly Losch) 1935

Marcel Duchamp Fountain, 1917

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!). “

SURREALISM, n. Definition from Breton’s writing on Surrealism. 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.

”The image is a pure creation of the mind. Quote by Pierre Reverdy from Andre Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism 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)

Salvador Dali and Edward James Lobster Telephone 1938

The World of Forms and their Shadows Plato’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.

Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare, By Her Bachelors, Even, 1915 -23

Marcel Duchamp, Shadow cast from Bottle Rack

Marcel Duchamp, Shadows cast from Bicycle Wheel

Pablo Picasso, Bull’s Head, 1942 http: //arollingcrone. blogspot. com/2015/10/people-peering-atpicasso. html

Steven Beverage, Pear Prison, wire, plaster, pear 2014

Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs, 1965

Jaime Pitarch, Subject, Object, Abject 2006 source: http: //twistedsifter. com/2016/03/everydayobjects-stripped-of-functionality-jaime-pitarch/

Cao Hui, visual temperature — sofa, 2008 source: http: //www. linlingallery. com/eng/artists-d. php? id=33

Gunther Uecker, String Chair, 1969 source: https: //www. pinterest. de/dalesinkovic/gunther-uecker/? lp=true

Rene Magritte, The Treachery of Images (This is not a Pipe) 1928

Meerschaum 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. source: https: //www. collectorsweekly. com/articles/gloriouslygrotesque-19 th-century-pipes/

Salvador Dalí Surrealist Object Functioning Symbolically – Gala’s Shoe, 1931 (1973 edition) source: https: //www. centrepompidou. fr/cpv/resource/cxb 4 b 5/r. Xgz. AB

Meret Oppenheim The Couple, 1956 http: //www. anothermag. com/art-photography/2648/the-celinefurry-shoe-x-meret-oppenheim

Meret Oppenheim Object, 1936 https: //www. khanacademy. org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-andamericas/modernity-ap/a/meret-oppenheim-object-fur-covered-cup-saucer-and-spoon

Costa Magarakis Follow Me, Mixed Media on Fiberglass source: https: //www. costamagarakis. com/gallery? lightbox=image 1 scq

Costa Magarakis Organic Possession, Mixed Media on Fiberglass source: https: //www. costamagarakis. com/gallery? lightbox=data. Itemiqo 712 mq

Costa Magarakis Valentine Wipe Off, reinforced resin, wood, brush fibers source: https: //www. costamagarakis. com/gallery? lightbox=data. Itemiqo 712 mq

The Matrix: This is not a spoon. https: //www. youtube. com/wat ch? v=Uqjmh 3 Scq. MU

Seyo Cizmic Harakiri 2015 https: //www. saatchiart. com/art/Sculpture. Harakiri/666768/1843550/view

Seyo Cizmic Modified Paintbrush with Human Hair https: //trendland. com/modified-paintbrush-with-human-hair/

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. 27 7*10. That is 7 followed The average 70 kg body has by 27 zeros. Or 7, 000, 000, 000

Nuclear Mysticism Salvador 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.

Salvador Dali Christ of St. John of the Cross 1974

Hal Foster The Return of the Real, 1996 his description of the punctum

Robert Gober Untitled Installation, 2014 http: //artobserved. com/2014/10/new-york-robert-gober-the-heart-is-not-ametaphor-at-moma-through-january-18 th-2014/

Robert Gober, Untitled Installation, 1997

Nancy Fouts, Christ 2010 source: http: //www. nancyfouts. com/work-1/#/2010/

Nancy Fouts, Christ 2012 source: http: //www. nancyfouts. com/work-1/#/2012/

Nancy Fouts on Vimeo Video clip speaking about creative process

Kris Kuksi Mary Militia, 2006 https: //www. kuksi. com/sculpture-2006 -2004? lightbox=i 1 i 3 b

Chess Match at the Pasadena Museum between Eve Babitz and Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp Carved chess set, 1919 https: //kildall. com/what-happened-to-the-readymake-duchamp-chesspieces/

Scott Kildall and Bryan Cera Readymake 3 D models, 2014 In 2014, Scott Kildall and Bryan Cera, both 3 Dfabrication 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. https: //kildall. com/what-happened-to-the-readymake-duchamp-chess-pieces/

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/

Readymade and Assisted Readymade Chess sets

Steven Beverage The Edge of Night knives, banana hanger, bowls, pear 2018

Steven Beverage Shadows cast by The Edge of Night

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. In Preparation for Studio Workshops 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.

Conceptual Strategies In Preparation for Studio Workshops Deconstruction Recombining Dislocation Juxtaposition Disintegration Texturizing

Assemblage techniques In Preparation for Studio Workshops Gluing/Adhering Binding/Tying Securing Nailing Screwing Bending Inserting Blending

In Preparation for Studio Workshops Tools Glue guns Staple guns Drill Skill saw Circular saw Chop saw Hammers Hand saws Box cutters Clamps

In Preparation for Studio Workshops Materials Glue Hot glue Epoxy resin Epoxy clay Celluclay Plaster strips Plaster Polymer Clay

http: //www. jessicaharrison. co. uk/index. htm https: //www. artsy. net/artist/jaime-pitarch Artist Websites http: //www. nancyfouts. com/ http: //www. ursfischer. com/images https: //www. costamagarakis. com/ http: //www. seyocizmic. com/ https: //www. kuksi. com/

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