ROTORELIEF
MARCEL DUCHAMP
Rotorelief (optical discs)
1935-1953
119/150 edition
Galleria Schwartz
YEAR
1965
DIMENSIONS
7 7/8″ diameter
MATERIALS
Offset lithographic drawings on both sides of six (6) discs (optical) two magnetized disc frames (l” & 2″) felt covered wood; frame 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 motorized machine; signed 1965.
LOCATION
Butler Institute of American Art
FROM
Brooke Larson
LOCATION
Santa Ynez
EXHIBITED AT
Wadsworth Atheneum 1984;
PULSE l (Soho) PULSE 2 at S.B. 1990 Art Museum;
Jacksonville Art Museum 2/5/91- 4/14/91;
Ulrich Museum Wichita State University 3/11-4/26/92
DESCRIPTION
The moving discs in this work have lithographic drawings on either side of the disc.
Movement and rotation cause these drawings to transform from flat, geometric planes of color into convex and concave objects that are suspended in motion. Although the mind knows the “true” status of the work, the eyes question the dimensionality. The color incorporated heightens the optical illusions.
