Artist Statement 4

I think I struggled with coming up with an idea with this one the most. I had lots of ideas but I decided on expressing my frustration and exhaustion of writing papers. Last semester I had something crazy like 8 pages within the last month before finals. Particularly the word limit on papers was very difficult to reach so I came up with creative ways to fill five sheets of paper. Most of the movements I hope expressed stress, exhaustion, frustration and impatience.

Performance Art: Method 6

Performance art: method 5

Performance art: method 4

Performance Art: Method 2

Performance art: method 3

Performance Art: method 1

Performance Art: It’s 5 Pages

Lol so this one is way over 30 seconds but this was for my drawing class????? Performance art for drawing?? I know right, confusing.

Rubbing (petting)

Washing (hands)

Technical Exercise4

The list of Verbs

Washing

Peeling

Stabbing 

Burning 

Cutting

Ripping 

Sewing

Throwing 

Melting

Painting 

Blowing Nose

Flapping 

(Doing) Nothing

Screaming

Scratching

Splashing 

Organizing

Feeling 

Giving

Rubbing

Reading Response 4 

Roselee Goldberg’s “Performance Art History” really put into words what performance art is and was. Particularly for me, I have not heard about performance art very much before this class even and only seen briefly one of Marina Abromovic’s pieces. I could identify it but I really didn’t know what classified performance. Clearly dance, playing instruments and other types of performance are different to performance art. I did not know that it originated with fine art however. The phrase, (performance art) “suggests a level of playfulness or satire,” definitely put performance art into words as Goldberg writes about the uses of performance art in protest throughout WWI and history. I also think that the avant-guard portion is an interesting comparison- and i wonder if avant-guard works are its own category of post-modern art or if it is post Modern art at all. Overall I enjoyed this reading and thought it explained performance art well.

The second reading, “The Other History of Intercultural Performance,” by Coco Fusco was extremely eye opening and powerful. I had no idea that the exhibition was so large or any of the history behind it. The way GuillermoGo ́mez-Pen ̃ia and Coco Fusco adapted their art piece from these historical events was ingenious. Specifically what comes to mind was the part where people could pay to see their “exotic” male genitalia showed how shallow and dehumanizing some of the historical displays were. As I was reading, I thought it was hilarious in what they came up with to entertain white audiences. And the funniest part was I knew that these types of acts are taken seriously. When Fusco writes, “The cage became a blank screen onto which audiences projected their fantasies of who and what we are” it really hit me because that’s when I realized people want to see what they want to see. It is the same concept as denial- many know that there is a living breathing human front of them but can easily dismiss them if they want to. I found that the list from 1493 to 1992 so effective as it shows that these were regular occurrences, not just isolated incidents. I felt my heart drop each time I read the next time a human was disregarded and dehumanized. Coco Fusco is an incredible writer too, her essay is very well developed- I like that she ties in these early displays to cultural appropriation and explains the harm that they do to people. I think when she writes “What may be “liberating” and “transgressive” identification for Europeans and Euro-Americans is already a symbol of entrapment within an imposed stereotype for Others” really encapsulates the performance and shows the privilege that white people have and are often not aware of. This reading specifically hit home for me- I am of Chinese descent and throughout my life I have only been seen as my skin and what people think about China. I am also adopted and am not culturally Chinese. Though for many people, that’s my identity. The types of voyeurism, eroticism, and spectacle that Fusco writes about is infuriating and needs to stop. Overall, I really thought the reading was powerful and everyone should read it.

Hi Olivia!

I thought this idea was so clever. I like the humor in the irony of your concept. I haven't seen each of these clips but they are definitely inspirational quotes from media not meant to be inspirational or deep. I think that overtime it would be cool to even make inspirational quotes off of category: game shows, video games, etc. I like the range in media however for the minute as it does show multiple different media from different categories so we can have a taste of each. Great work!

"Deep Quotes from Unlikely Sources"

There are so many things that we say and do in our day to day lives that come from the influence of others. I wanted to explore how media can shape a person, especially the younger audience. These clips are all from media that are intended for kids or teens. What kind of messages are these media conveying? What do younger audiences learn from the products they consume? My project allowed me to look into it, and find life lessons in odd places. I wouldn't have thought that a YouTube video would offer think pieces in-between jokes or that a video game would teach a lesson about intelligence. All of these things and more influence us every day, and we don't even realize where they came from.

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I call this one: Eye of the Tiger: The Ultimate Movement Version.

Artist Statement: For this one, I didn't really have anything in mind but I found some youtube clips that I thought were funny so I decided to make a compilation of those. For my technical exercise, I unintendedly had the music beats match up to the film and wanted to do the same here, just more technical. I thought of Eye of the Tiger by Survivors as the beats are really strong. All of the clips I chose were of absurdness and irony. This is different to how the song was originally meant for- it was made for the movie Karate Kid and many youtube compilations of the movie Rocky. Both movies are of toughening up, boxing or fighting so I thought it would be a good idea to have if about something other than those themes.

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