Performance art

There are many different types of art forms, sculptures, and performances. Performance art, for example, is a new type of art that we were learning about in class. Before learning about performance art, I considered it to be every piece of musical or ballet show on Broadway. However, I have learned that it is not that, but it can simply incorporate live people into their art work through movies or performed repeated in a space. There are four important aspects to consider when learning about performance art. It should be noted that the artist will concentrate on time and space, body performance, the relationship between the audience, and what the piece will overall contribute to society. By contrasting artworks that we learned about previously, I found that performance art does not concentrate on the final product but how it is going to reach it own sense of purity. Matthew Barney truly engulfs this concept as he creates movie pieces that are dream-like and of a different type of "worldly view." This type of strange art reflects on what is going to be portrayed to the audience. His works of arts incorporates weird or controversial topics. Barney also pays attention to precise movements and facial structure. Works are also often sexual and concentrating on a image that we as children thought of as evil and would use those strong faced people as symbolic images for his creations. Art work such as these provides innovative movements to begin because of its originality and ingenuity.

Bringing art to the public eye allows people to become intrigued by simple to complex types of performance art. Marina Abramovic is another artist who is completes compelling works of art through performance art. Marina thinks of endurance being a challenge for the performer as well as the audience who set through these pieces in order to gather understanding. Body art is one type of art that can involve glue, paint, or even self mutilation in front of an audience. The story telling of an artist that is known for their body art involves agreed terms to have no rules, no limits, it has to be live, and it can not be for sale. this type of art shocks audience and often relates to culture. This is often seen to challenge audience members to think in new ways and to think of what art is while including music or sometimes no music at all. Interruption and action types of performance art work has been seen to actively engage the by-passers that participate in an artwork as it is creating a situational art work. Usually, the interruptions will lure people into behaving as asked simply because everyone is contributing to the art work. Interestingly, this can appeal to the work of scientists who study the human behavior.

Jazzie