ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Picasso Baby, Jay Z, Hans Namuth
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Identify some of the characteristics of performance art, especially with regard to gender and power relations. Discuss the formal aspects of performance art, relating it to some of the other movements we have discussed in class, especially the methods and effects of abstract. Performance art: a broad category of art. Hans namuth, jackson pollock painting, 1950 (photograph) Important photograph because shows pollock in his painting, standing within it. Emphasis on the process of painting, rather than the final product. Anthropometries of the blue period: live painting, living sculpture. Has an orchestra playing during the performance. Klein tells the female models to do exactly as he says. Has an audience, mostly consisting of upper class. Record of the performance painting of the womens" bodies" imprints. Comes on stage in a chanel suit. Control becomes removed from the artist when audience participation is taken into account. Remains in control of the duration of his performance.
