1. Anti-Aesthetics in Art
He competently unites the horrifying image of an armless, legless woman with f-holes in her back and the captivating humour of a body that seeks to a condition of music. ... Instead of the classical and modest pose used in conventional nudes at that time, Duchamp has posed the nude model in an awkward and highly sexual position. ... This is further proved by Cliff McMahon, writer of the article, The Janus Aesthetic of Ducahmp, as he states "Duchamp has taken the classical theme of a nude with landscape and given it an astonishing avant-garde treatment.... For the Le Violin d'Ingres, ...
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