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Meret Oppenheim“”Nobody will give you

freedom – you have to take it.”

About Oppenheim …

•Meret Oppenhiem Meret Oppenhiem was very famous was very famous female surrealist female surrealist artistartist

About Oppenheim …

•She studied art in She studied art in Paris, France in Paris, France in 1933.1933.

About Oppenheim …

•She loved to She loved to show actual show actual objects in bizarre objects in bizarre ways.ways.

About Oppenheim …

Oppenheim's most Oppenheim's most famous work was famous work was the fur lined the fur lined teacup, or teacup, or Object in Object in fur fur produced in produced in 1936 and it remains 1936 and it remains one of the icons of one of the icons of the Surrealist the Surrealist movement..movement..

About Oppenheim …

• Oppenhiem was born in Oppenhiem was born in Germany, but lived most Germany, but lived most of her life in Switzerland.of her life in Switzerland.

Meret Oppenheim works

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•Imagine sitting down to a meal Imagine sitting down to a meal and seeing this!and seeing this!

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What seems to be really weird What seems to be really weird here?here?

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•Picture Picture yourself yourself drinking drinking from this from this cup? cup?

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•What What would would it taste it taste like?like?

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•Would Would you be you be able to use able to use a cup like a cup like this? this?

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Why Why or or why why not?not?

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In what In what ways is this ways is this artwork artwork different different from most from most sculptures sculptures you have you have seen?seen?