proposal letter

Dear Mr. Gallagher,


I chose Marcel Duchamp as the contemporary artist for my research paper. One piece by Duchamp that interests me is “L.H.O.O.Q”. This piece is the “Mona Lisa” with a mustache and goatee. I find this piece interesting because it’s called art but to others it’s degrading a greater piece of art. I like the conflict that Duchamp created by creating this piece of art. I like how Duchamp makes others question his art. Many debate if Duchamp’s “Fountain” is actual art; it is a picture of a urinal. I would like to research what movements he was in and what affected his art.

Information:
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp
· http://www.marcelduchamp.net/
· http://www.beatmuseum.org/duchamp/marcelduchamp.html
· http://www.answers.com/topic/marcel-duchamp
· http://members.peak.org/~dadaist/English/Graphics/duchamp.html
· http://understandingduchamp.com/
· http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/duchamp.htm
· http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/duch/hd_duch.htm
· “Dictionary of the Arts”
· “Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists”


An idea for my thesis would be: how did living in post-WWI affect his work? Another would be Surrealism and Duchamp; explain their relationship and his work. I want to research his life and how he lived, whether he paints what he feels or paints what he imagines.