Analysis of Duchamp and Zen Aesthetics

DOI

10.2991/snce-18.2018.176How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Modern art; Zen aesthetics; Rebelliousness; Essence

Abstract

As one of the artists who had great influence on the art history of modernism in the 20th century, Duchamp always realizes his personal artistic value through his constant pursuit of self and self-transcendence. He integrates art with his own life, infuses his own thoughts in every piece of work and realizes his own independent will and spirit of freedom. Both the works and the state of creation and life conform to the concepts of "true self", "sameness" and others pursued by Zen Buddhism. This article is divided into four parts to discuss the relationship and commonalities between the two. Part one is a brief account of Duchamp’s life and the evolution of his works. The second part briefly describes the basic content and connotation of Zen and put forward the relationship with art. The third part puts forward its commonalities with Duchamp and discussed respectively from Duchamp's works, as well as the state of creation and life in connection with the basic connotation of Zen Buddhism in the second chapter. The forth part summarizes the creation and life style of Duchamp according to the present artistic condition and puts forward the importance of identity of independence, art and life in conclusion.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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