DANCE 45 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Negative Space, Cave Painting, Oshun
Document Summary
Dance is a form of expression with the human body. Art is an expression that has been given some type of form. Basics of how we express life qualitatively (aesthetic) Brains are wired for aesthetic expression and it is the basis of establishing relationships and art. Art is just and amp. of our own lives. Art is the foundation of falling in love. Our bodies exist in space - we have shape and design. Negative space: holes, shape given to the empty space by the positive space, body may dance through neg. space. Dance is a temporal art: exists over the course of time. Dance always exists in a moment in time. Music is usually divided into even numbers (western cult. ) Example: ballet has set rules with names but there are several different styles of ballet. All dance forms have a variety of styles.
