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For this piece, I wanted it to be as raw and as stripped down as possible- no fancy editing or performance, just me, raw and unfiltered. This is a letter/poem I wrote to my ex boyfriend last year. I really struggled with this breakup, and almost a year later I am still dealing with some of the emotional ramifications of this relationship. I hope that by publishing this piece, i will be able to find some peace and rest. Im hoping this experience will be cathartic and healing for me.  Again, like most of my works, the piece has to do with what it means to be a woman in different spheres, specifically a heterosexual relationship.

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Performance Art Video/Film Response

1.In his performance, Chris Burden, in his 1971 performance titled Shoot, shoots a man in the arm for the sake of performance art. I think Burden’s intention was to create a wildly shocking and crazy performance. I would consider this art because it was done with the intention of being artistic. I don’t think shooting people is inherently artistic, while I do feel that this piece is art.  Burden’s piece has aged quite politically, facing the gun issues that we deal with today. I think this piece had gained artistic value over time, and it is more artistic now than it was when it was recorded.  

2.While it is in a traditional medium of painting, I think that the act of the instillation of the “Black Live Matter” lettering leading up to the White House is performance art. A large group of people came together, no matter gender, color, age or religion, and worked together to paint the mural. In my opinion, the act of creating the public instillation was performance art because it broke diversity boundaries. The piece’s placement was shocking and riveting, as well as radical. The performance was inclusive of all sorts of people and therefore was inherently performance art. Diversity was explored as well as teamwork.

3.The film The Artist is Present highlights the life work of artist Marina Abromovic. The film follows her the process of creating her instillation of the Museum of Modern Art, as well as her tumultuous love affair with fellow artist Ulay. There are several of Abromovic’s pieces that are “re-preformed” by a group of hired models, all of which had to go to a training camp at Abromovic’s home. The film highlights what is considered to be Abromovic’s masterpiece, The artist is Present, in which Abromovic sits for three months and gazes at the MoMA audience individually. The individual is allowed to sit for as long as they feel, and they are often incredibly moved by the experience. The work has been an inspiration for many contemporary artists such as Jay-Z. 

Abromovic and Ulay’s collaborative work explored themes of love, power, control, and trust. Often violent and dramatic, the pair explored what it meant to be in a monogamous heterosexual relationship during the 1970’s. Their 12 year companionship came to a dramatic end after both committed adultery. Their final performance piece together was the “lovers walk” in which they both walked towards each other for the entirety of the Great Wall of China. Their relationship was terminated upon meeting in the middle. 

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Pea project, grapefruit vol 2: Performance Art Exercise (3/3)

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Tuna sandwich, grapefruit vol 2: Performance Art Exercise (2/3)

For this piece I went on Facebook live and ate my tuna sandwich

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Disappearing Piece, grapefruit vol 2: Performance Art Exercise (1/3)

For this, I went on facebook live and performed the boiling water exercise. 

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Inspirational Artist Links: Performance Art

electric stimulus to face by Daito Manabe: This was an Interesting and intimate piece. I think that the music and the synchronization were both very important elements to this performance. The music helps us find rhythm in the piece, and the synchronization helps define visual continuity.  I struggle to find a deeper meaning or message, but it defiantly made me feel…. Comfortably uncomfortable.

Alter Bahnhof by Janet Cardiff-This piece was very surreal, It resonated with me a lot. I found myself constantly searching for the woman speaking, until she pointed herself out. I enjoyed the feeling of being both removed and entangled from the performance.

Bike Lanes by Casey Neistat (activism)- I really really enjoyed this piece! I like how the message is short, concise, and clear. It really is just a “Middle fingers up” composition and I really liked how he crashes into a cop car at the end, it brings the performance together.

Legend + Queen by Candice Breitz (cultural studies)- This is AMAZING. There is something that is so raw and human about this performance, and its captivating. There is nothing more joyful than Bob Marley, and to have it sung this way is so blissful and intimate. LOVE!

Meat Joy by Carolee Schneemann (iconic performance art piece)- this piece was… sexual, but in a mass consumerism, women are piles of meat to be consumed by men kind of way. I recognize that all the women are smiling and laughing, being complicit in the performance, but I can’t help but feel that there is a rape-y undertone to the whole thing.  

Vanessa Beecroft Interview + VB40 by Vanessa Beecroft (suffering + beauty)- I like how this piece is about the interview of the artist, and not the nude performance. It is a criticism on how Beecroft must exhibit control, even over the audience that comes to view her work.

The Astonished by Bill Viola- Every time I see this piece I get…. Annoyed. I don’t know what about their performance is so irritating to me but it is, it might be the speed. I suppose that any performance that gets such a strong emotional reaction form the viewer is an effective work, even if it may not be what the artist intended.

Staging by Maria Hassabi- I understand the point that the artis is trying to make here, and I think she explains it well. I am unsure if I would have seen the bigger message of her work if I had seen the performances live. Her interview is an important element to the piece, which I think is a dangerous place to be.

Talking Tongues by Lisa Steele (1982)- this is a simple composition that is clear and effective. The art lies in the message, which is refreshing. Sometimes artist get lost in the “canI?” not the “Should I?” This piece respects the message, which I appreciate.

Perimeter of Square by Bruce Nauman  (iconic performance art piece)-This piece did not resonate with me, I fail to see a larger point or message about the “why.” Anyone can move rhythmically, is this a criticism on what it means to dance? Perhaps. Punk Prayer by Pussy Riot – I really enjoyed the juxtaposition of the punk music and the more traditional worship sounding music. I think that this piece lacks some context for an American viewer, and would be more effective to a native viewer. This seems to be a brave live performance, which adds to the “punk aesthetic. ”

Cut Piece by Yoko Ono(iconic performance art piece)- I like this piece a lot because, like the dictation says,  it addresses what we consider to be inappropriate and appropriate behavior. I like pieces that challenge social mores, and this piece really encourages people to think about why we behave certain ways, and how that can change in a group.

Interior Scroll by Carolee Schneemann (iconic performance art piece)- I love pieces that address the feminine, and what better way to do that than with an actual vagina! I think this piece is profound and surreal, but ultimately effective.

Bound Mouth + Foot by Kate Wingard- Ew, ew, ew. I hate this piece in the best way possible. What does it mean? Im not sure, but I do not like it. The heavy breathing and pudding ASMR makes it weirdly sexual, while still maintaining a disgusting factor.

Wholesome by Megan Carnrite- this piece makes me profoundly uncomfortable. I enjoy the piece’s composition, but it is incredibly intimate and familiar, while being gross and repulsive.

Roll of a Woman by Javid Rezvani- this is a brilliantly composed performance. The actress does a brilliant job of being both flirtatious and coy with the audience. I really enjoyed how they never directly address what they are talking about and lead you to believe she’s talking about sex.

How to Earn a Glass of Water by Dallas Scott- really brilliant and highly dedicated. This piece plays a lot with time and patience. Its intriguing and thought provoking while maintaining simplicity and grace.

Can Knot by Alexandra Gutierrez- this is an interesting piece as well! I like how she is patient in the beginning, and works her way through the cord. I also like this piece because it is familiar to all of us, its something we all have to do.

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Intervention Project

Natural beauty vs. fabricated beauty, what does it mean to be beautiful? For my project I decided to juxtapose natural found beauty with invented beauty. Social media is full of beautiful things and beautiful people, but what does it really mean? This piece developed after my friends and went on a long hike, they took pictures of the view and of themselves and immediately posted them on Instagram. I found myself wondering about what it means to be beautiful in the modern age. Like always, my work has a distinctly feminine undertone that deals with the pressures and expectations of being a woman. There is beauty in everything, and in every person, but it is time we challenge the norms and accept beauty for what it is, instead of trying to squeeze it in some big out of place dress.

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Intervention Exercise: Camouflage

Emojis In Bloom, 2020

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Denver, 2005 

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The River North Art District (RiNo), Denver, Unknown Date

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Spray Their Name Movement, 2020 

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Black Lives Matter, In front of the Denver Capitol, 2020

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Black Lives Matter, Road Leading to the White House, 2020

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Reading Response: Art Intervention

1. A viewing context is how and where an object is placed. An internal context is how objects in proximity to each other interact with one another. A social context refers to how the piece is placed in time and space while the art historical context speaks to the historical period in which the piece was curated. Art often crosses over into different categories, for example, the new yellow “Black Lives Matter” exhibit painted on the street in DC has viewing context, social context, and art historical context.

2. Subject matter: the topic the artist is addressing in their piece. Medium: the things or materials the artist uses to create the work of art. Form: is the shape of the figure, either 2D or 3D (or 4D). Contexts: Internal, Social, viewing, and historical contexts When you mix all these elements together, you get something called the “meaning.” The meaning is both what the artist is trying to communicate, and how the viewer interprets that communication through the lense of their self experience.  

3. Nancy Holt’s Sun tunnels aim to allow patrons to experience the vast outside desert, while still meeting humans need for containment. The four tunnels align with the with the setting and the rising of the sun on both the summer an d the winter solstices. There are four major constellations represented by holes in the tunnels. These tunnels are intended to help the viewer feel connected to the universe and allow for light to interact with the instillation differently throughout the day.

4. “Time landscape” is located in busy New York city. Its intended to return the land to its natural and ancestral state. The strip of land is filled with plants that are native to the island. Th intention of the installation is to show people what would have been there if the city had never been established. This piece is only effective in the city because  of the juxtaposition it holds. This work would not be effective in the suburbs or a natural area because it would be lost with other greenery.  

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VIdeo Remix Project: 

As a woman, I often struggle with personal identity- I juggle what I view as my authentic self with the expectations other people have of me. Society pressures young women into being picture-perfect, always on, always smiling. Pressure mounts as we get older, always adding new pressures and expectations. In my piece “The Boiling Point,” I continue to explore my overarching theme of the feminine experience. I aim to investigate the collective feminine experience on the pressures of reaching personal perfection as seen by society. The authentic self cannot coexist unless the pressures and expectations of womanhood are expunged from the collective consciousness. 

All materials sampled in this work are purely for creative non-profit purposes and will be removed at owner's request.

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Time + Motion Discussion

1. Does actual and implied motion serve the same purpose in art? For instance is the implied motion in Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 sharing a similar purpose as Rinaldo’s Autopoiesis?

2. What is the importance of tempo in time and motion? 

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1. I don't think that actual and implied motion serve the same purpose in art. I think implied motion has much more room for viewer interpretation than actual motion.  They are different mediums and therefore should be read differently. We can communicate differently through different mediums, if they were interpreted the same, we wouldn't have any use for different ways of communication. 

2. Tempo is very important in establishing and defining the mood and tone of a work. For example the music tempo for a horror movie will be much different from that of a children's movie. Tempo can change the way something makes us feel, which is an important tool. 

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Heres my gif in photoshop