Oculist Witnesses
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Oculist Witnesses are a set of diagrammatic, eye-related motifs in Marcel Duchamp’s artwork *The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even* that evoke themes of vision, perception, and mechanical observation.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art motif
ⓘ
component of artwork ⓘ diagrammatic motif ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oculist Witnesses (in The Large Glass) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Large Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Conceptual art
ⓘ
Dada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
mechanical observation
ⓘ
perception ⓘ vision ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
calibrated visual scales
ⓘ
circular, target-like forms ⓘ |
| hasForm | diagrammatic ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later conceptual treatments of vision in art ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
commentary on scientific objectivity
ⓘ
critique of detached observation in modernity ⓘ |
| hasMotif | eye ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
optometry charts
ⓘ
scientific diagrams ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedWithinComposition | upper register of The Large Glass ⓘ |
| mediumContext | glass and mixed media ⓘ |
| partOf | The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | iconography of The Large Glass ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (The Green Box notes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
measurement of vision
ⓘ
optical devices ⓘ |
| thematicRole |
mechanization of vision
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mediation of seeing ⓘ surveillance-like observation ⓘ |
| usedIn | art historical analysis of Duchamp ⓘ |
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