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Postmodern dance was an American dance movement during the 1960s and 1970s. Like other cultural phenomenon of the time, it was a rebellion against traditional ideas and assumptions. Postmodernists questioned the established parameters of dance and pushed dance and art to new levels. The movement was short-lived, but it planted the... more »
Art historians often divide modern art into categories of figurative/representational and abstract art. Although they are by no means mutually exclusive, figurative art is made with the intention of representing a likeness. When painting a traditional portrait or still-life, for example, the artist tries to make a copy of what he... more »
Modern protest artists concern themselves with how to provoke and engage the attention of the masses. Using a variety of visual and performance media, they share insights regarding politics, social issues and personal experiences. The content of their art is typically shocking or subversive, intending to garner an emotional... more »
Humans have created art since the very beginning of our existence on earth. As we have grown and developed over the years, our art has developed and grown with us. Today, we can find art almost everywhere. In public spaces, private homes, art museums and galleries, among other places. If you are interested in art, but are not sure... more »
Public art is defined as any kind of art in any kind of medium that is put on display for public contemplation. Although often presented outdoors and external to a museum, public art can also be displayed indoors as long as it is accessible to all without an entry fee. At the same time, most public art is displayed in public spaces... more »
Performance art has a very liberal definition. A live poetry reading, dance recital or a single person on an empty stage picking split-ends can... more »
Performance art is the least understood artistic genre because it's relatively new and draws from so many different art forms. Because performance... more »
You can find performance art from a variety of disciplines on the Internet. Much of it has been created by independent artists who want to express... more »
Performance art is participatory. It is meant to draw attention to itself, to be jarring, possibly even irritating or disturbing. The creative... more »
Sharing or promoting your performance art on the Internet requires an understanding of how to capture the performance with a webcam linked to a... more »
:This article is about Performance art. For other uses, see Performance (disambiguation)
Performance art is art in which the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time constitute the work. It can happen anywhere, at any time, or for any length of time. Performance art can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performers body and a relationship between performer and audience. It is opposed to painting or sculpture, for example, where an object constitutes the work. Performance art traditionally involves the artist and other actors, but works like Survival Research Laboratories pieces, utilizing robots and machines without people, also occur.
Although performance art could be said to include relatively mainstream activities such as theater, dance, music, and circus-related things like fire breathing, juggling, and gymnastics, these are normally instead known as the performing arts. Performance art is a term usually reserved to refer to a kind of usually avant-garde or conceptual art which grew out of the visual arts. Uniquely, Michel Lotito ("M. Mangetout") made performance out of eating unusual objects.
Oftentimes, there is exists a hierarchy between viewer and artist. With participation art, this wall is broken down and the work of art is now judged by the reaction of the viewer. In other words, the reaction is the deciding factor of the art.
History
Performance art, as the term is commonly understood, began to be identified in the 1960s with the work of artists such as Yves Klein, Vito Acconci, Hermann Nitsch, Chris Burden, Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, Wolf Vostell and Allan Kaprow, who coined the term happenings. But performance art was certainly anticipated, if not explicitly formulated, by Japans Gutai group of the 1950s, especially in such works as Atsuko Tanakas "Electric Dress" (1956) . In 1970 the British-based pair, Gilbert and Ge read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance+art
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