“Network of Stoppages,” an abstract artwork created by Marcel Duchamp in 1914, exemplifies the Dada art movement. Crafted using oil and pencil on canvas, the piece measures 149 x 198 cm and is housed in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork features an intricate and chaotic arrangement of elongated white shapes, seemingly distorted and interspersed with numbers and arrows, against a background that combines a mix of dark and light hues. The forms appear to resemble winding paths or tubes, informally scattered across the canvas in a disordered fashion. The background has an unfinished, raw texture, blending streaks of earthy tones, which contrasts sharply with the more defined, white serpentine forms. These characteristics harmonize into a complex visual experience, characteristic of Duchamp’s avant-garde approach and his intent to challenge conventional norms of art.
