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Reading Response #5

After reading Roselee Goldberg’s essay, I still don’t have a clear idea of how to classify performance art. In her opening statement, Goldberg explains that “performance aggressively defies precise or easy definition” and I found this to be the most helpful element of the essay. While Goldberg affirms that a common denominator of performance art is “live art” and goes on to cite instances where artists’ early works began as such, I would argue that manifestos and rallies are political, that poetry is, by nature, an oral tradition, and that pageants and spectacles fall into the realm of theater. None of which would I consider performance art in the sense of what someone like Marina Abramovic or Linda Montano seek to accomplish. What I took from Goldberg’s essay is that performance art acts as a kind of disruptive technology for the art world. Whenever one trend, style, or way of thinking becomes too prevalent, performance artists use an amalgamation of art forms in a new way in order to break up the status quo and challenge people to rethink their point of view. The fact that governments have funded performance art and sought to place it in the public eye demonstrates its historical value and relevance in the modern art world.

#roselee goldberg #studio foundations #reading response

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Marina Abramovic

It was interesting to watch this documentary because I saw a 20 minute shortened version of it months ago that mostly focused on the love story between Marina and Ulay. I thought that was what I was going to see with this docu. I am glad I watched it since there is so much more depth to her life and art than their love story. Her work is so deeply touching that it was difficult for me to not feel the emotion from her and some of the people she sat with. The emotional aspect of her work is strangely shocking to me. Like one person said in the film, “You have no choice but to feel.” There is such a striking emotional difference between performance art and acting, which they spoke about in the film-the difference between a real knife and blood or a fake knife and ketchup. I find this statement intriguing because we have to practice not feeling to be productive in this culture, and when we do feel it is all these things we don’t want to feel, such as being a number instead of a person. Her sitting with a person for a few moments and allowing them to feel presence, love, peace, contentment, and being intentional about sitting with each person is profound. And not just for a few people or a few days, but three months. That is also a profound statement. People flying in from another country, camping out over night, sitting for days to see her, or seeing her 21 times to feel that moment with her speaks volumes. It is shocking to me that this kind of artist’s presence could impact people in the ways that she has, especially in a world where power is typically looked at in bigger-than-life artists like Hollywood stars, big name musicians, big time politicians, money, excitement, thrills, momentary pleasures, and so on. She flies in the face of all these ideals that power has to be all these things that it is not and is in some ways illusive or fake. Power is in the moment.

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I enjoyed your reading response and am interested in finding the shortened version of the film as I thought the relationship between Ulay and Marina was the best part of the documentary.

#marina abramovic #ulay

Marina Abramovic

The scenes from, “The Artist is Present” that drew me in and which I continue to ponder are those regarding Marina Abramovic’s former love interests. When Klaus Biesenbach makes a point of repeating the phrase that Marina cannot seduce him because they are divorced, I thought it spoke volumes about favoritism in the world of art. I felt as though his focus on the use of the word meant to show that he was not favoring her because they were no longer together, even though his every word an action showed a deep love for Ms. Abramovic. However, the most powerful portion of the entire exhibit for me was when Ulay sat across from Marina. The shared history and pain of these two people is so clear in just a few moments of looking at one another that I felt the entire exhibit could have been the three-minute video of the two of them. Even the moment shared by Marina and Klaus was a fascinating insight into their lives and former relationship.

However, of the myriad people with whom Marina shared no personal connection, the real stand out was James Franco. I enjoyed the dichotomy of performance artist and actor. Whereas the only times I saw a story told on the face of Marina were in the shared looks with Klaus and Ulay, James Franco managed to convey an incredible amount of emotion and communication with a few facial expressions. That ability of an actor to convey meaning in such a brief amount of time is amazing, whereas Marina’s ability to become a mirror for whomever was looking allowed them to see their own story, perhaps for the first time.

#marina abramovic #4d art #studio foundations

1. Join

2. Tension

3. Force

4. Deform

5. Plan

6. Polarize

7. Bend

8. Compress

9. Torque

10. Torsion

11. Equilibrate

12. Load

13. Suspend

14. Pile

15. Tunnel

16. Core

17. Lucubrate

18. Draw

19. Model

20. Survey

#Studio Foundations #assignment #5

#video art #vanishing and becoming

Music Video

Exercise 4

Reading Response #4: Vanishing and Becoming

I was interested in Professor Sean Cubitt’s writing on projection as I see its use as something as more than just the presence or absence of a subject within the world. Whereas the maiden in the Greek story uses charcoal to trace a silhouette or the would-be portraitist is forced to paint a reflection due to the awe-inspiring nature of his subject, we are now in a place where our technology allows the artist to bring their art to life in a way that creates the world. Currently, in Amsterdam, a robotic 3D printer is printing a bridge over a canal. In this case, the projection, the artists’ concept for a bridge, becomes the template for a machine that creates the subject. As we move forward, 3D printing will also be able to recreate undamaged, usable organs. Here again, we have the projection, a copy of an organ, used to replace the actual article, and becoming part of the body. In his discussion, Cubitt makes a point about humanity facing its mortality and yet, as we use our art to create everything from engine parts to bridges to our own anatomy, how sure can anyone be that art isn’t the secret to cheating death after all. In a much longer article that I recommend for anyone, author Tim Urban asserts that, “If [he said to] you, that you may live to be 150, or 250, or not die at all, your instinct will be, “That’s stupid—if there’s one thing I know from history, it’s that everybody dies.” And yes, no one in the past has not died. But no one flew airplanes before airplanes were invented either.” This view, while startling fits into Cubitt’s idea of a ‘perpetual becoming of a world which is increasing future.

#4d

Reading Response #4: Time & Motion

I identified with the subject matter in chapter six as it aligns itself with my work. Terry Barrett explains the relevance of time and motion in art; he also describes how both concepts affect the process of the artist. In the world of building information modeling, we work in six dimensions, the fourth of which is time. As we model a new space, time is described in terms of scheduling to make sure the right parts arrive when needed, but as we develop existing buildings and changes are made to new projects, we begin to show the building not just as it is, but as it was. Similar to this on Google Earth is this historical imagery option, where you are able to look at historical photos or old satellite images of various locations. As we work, a user is able to see what existed in the space originally, through the construction process, and up to the current view.

Barrett also, describes motion as having the capacity to lend energy to art, which we mimic with various fly-through movies to highlight architectural features and future uses for space. These movies become a form of artwork, highlighting the design principals of the building space. Additionally, we have the capacity to make the models interactive allowing users to complete their own virtual walk-through of a building. As we model, we geo-reference our buildings based on survey data, which means that our work recreates the world around us. However, the model allows us to move backward in time and take a second look at events as they occurred.

#4d

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I chose a few great/artistic movie scenes, as well as some amazing sports shots. I also focused on classic anime with phenomenal animation. Last is the happy guy I drew. It was difficult getting some of the longer gifs under 2MB, but I learned several techniques to compress them through the process.

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Am I seeing this correctly? Gifs from The Running Man, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, AND Heavy Metal 2000? Excellent choices! Also, well done.

Project 2 The Loop (Forever)

#breakdance #gif

Artist Statement #2

This was an interesting project as I already had an archive that I started years ago and have kept with me through several iterations of home computers. Growing up I was fascinated with my father’s marvel comic collection and the artwork of John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, and Jack Kirby and loved the science-fiction fantasy genre. Eventually, friends introduced me to Japanese Manga and Anime. I think I began collecting images from this new medium as early as the American release of Akira. Taking that into account I set out to create a series that highlights a love of Sci-fi and Fantasy settings told through the lens of anime.

#anime #marvel #manga

Project #2 - Selections

Exercise #3: Making Mini Cinema

Reading #3

1) Because I’m fascinated with people getting turned into Super Saiyans.

2) Same girl; 10 years later...

3) I thought this was fantastic because its so true.

4) I liked the parody on reality.

5) We’ve all been there... more than once.

6) This sums up my feelings on the new Suicide Squad movie.

7) A great physical stunt.

8) This is the most technically complex GIF that I’ve seen in a while.

9) Modern heroes.

10) Just a nice way to end the list... didn’t see that coming did you?

GIF-ted: First things first, it’s pronounced GIF with a hard G. The first word in the acronym is graphic, so why would you refer to this medium as peanut butter? Secondly, the English language has some explicit rules about phonetic pronunciation and this is the first part of the word Gift. GIF. As to the rest of the reading and YouTube videos, I didn’t realize that the GIF had been around for so many years and I never paid much attention to the old loading wheel let alone recognize it as an early GIF. Mostly, I’ve thought of GIFs as a modern phenomenon with people using them to take meme’s to another level – I think it’s great how many people are producing them as there is quite a lot of humor to be found.

#gif #humor

What is Postmodernism?

Prior to doing the reading, I would have likely guessed that postmodern art was a phrase to describe modern art or art of the modern historical period. I now understand that it means an array of artistic forms that break from the traditions of modernist art. I have come to discover that my own personal style leans towards modernist art and my appreciation towards artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, and other renowned artists. Museums and the pieces they house exist so that generation after generation can see and appreciate classical artists, and this longevity appeals to me. The postmodernists bring their work to the public through alternative venues, such as on billboards and in installations, where the art is more accessible to the common person. While I appreciate the artists’ need to engage the public in their art, I find the art forms more fleeting and ephemeral; graffiti on the exterior wall of a storefront may convey a powerful message but will only survive in photographic form, meaning few will experience the original.

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