In this project, I wanted to show that endurance doesn’t always mean pain. There is a level of endured intimacy amongst individuals that can stem from seemingly nothing. My goal was to create a space specifically for myself and the volunteered viewer, thus creating a level of intimacy we would not have gotten anywhere else. …
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Project #2 Ideation
When trying to come up with an idea for this performance piece, I kept coming back to Marina Abramovic’s performance The Artist is Present. In this piece, Abramovic sat herself in a chair across from an empty chair, allowing viewers to approach and sit in a space with her. I was initially drawn to the …
Performance Art Exercise Response
For my performance art exercise, I followed Yoko Ono’s instructions for Map Piece by allowing myself– and a couple friends– to get lost. We started by pointing out random directions and started walking, loosely trying to keep track of where we had been. We ended up walking across campus through parts I had never been …
“Reading” #3 Discussion Questions
Where do you think the discomfort in performance art stems from? Is it possible that both the performer and the audience are uncomfortable? Christine Sun Kim discusses the “ownership of sound” and therefore the ownership of art. What are rules that either restrict or encourage your art? What do you believe that you can and …
Project 1 Self Critique
For this project, I wanted to create a piece of interactive art that creates a light-hearted and dreamy tone and encourages the viewer to be optimistic and keep their head in the clouds. To create this piece, I deconstructed a framed mirror and painted onto it the phrase “keep you head in the clouds”. After …
Project 1 Images
In the environment… Detail shots….
Project 1 Ideation
Intervention Art Exercise
Reading #2 Discussion Questions
How do you think it felt to be in Kristin Lucas’s shoes? Do you think that sometimes art or any idea is supposed to feel risky? How would you have reacted if you were in the judge’s position? Do you think any other judge would have been understanding in this situation? Click to access refresh.pdf
Exercise 1 Critique
One piece of artwork that stuck out to me was the collage of traditional Japanese art by Beanie. In her piece, she combined seven pieces of historical Japanese artwork ranging from the feudal to medieval time periods in order to create one cohesive piece of art. The original artworks themselves all featured natural elements …
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