PERFORMANCE ART ACTIVISM POST

PERFORMANCE ART ACTIVISM POST

Widewalls | Yoko Ono - A Groundbreaking Artist, Activist and Fighter

1. "This was to become their first 'Bed-in for Peace,' project which was part of the peace movement that gained much publicity. The Lennons campaign continued with speeches to the press; 'War Is Over! If You Want It' billboards sprang up in 12 cities around the world. Throughout the Beatles’ break up and fall out between the members, Yoko Ono and John Lennon pursued their anti-war goals and dedicated their lives to the causem and released the, now legendary, single Imagine. The couple collaborated on art, film and musical projects, becoming famous for their series of conceptual shows which were dedicated to promoting peace."

2. "Her idea that physical presence of the artist could communicate far more forcefully than a mediated representation influenced generations of future artists. Cut Piece was one of the best examples where the visceral presence of the author confronted the tension between exhibitionism and voyeurism, masochism and sadism, between victim and assailant."

Responses

1. I admire this one because war is often profited from for the elite's own benefit while promoting hatred and destruction between countries and their people. The concept of heroism can be traced to war, like winning a battle and reaping all the rewards you get physically and psychologically. It's a mix of greed, hatred, and paranoia that fuels war to begin with. A collective mindset must be in place for this to happen.

2. While I agree with this statement, I'm not willing to go that far in public and create those types of art. I would instead communicate my artistic expressions elsewhere, like comics, since I know fictional works are mainly admired nowadays. But I do admit that Cut Piece really made everyone uncomfortable, especially Yoko Ono, since this blurred the line between participant and observer and brought massive awareness about how women are treated in society. 

Hispanic Executive | Interview with Shaun Leonardo - Performance, Pedagogy, and Philosophy

1. "Especially as I grew into my path as an educator, I found it equally important to share the work of my colleagues and those artists of color that inspired me with both young folks that I identified with (meaning those that looked like me) and white kids. For a white student, particularly a young white student, seeing the mode of expression of an artist of color can shift as much of their worldview as it does for a student of color."

2. "I think the larger challenge surrounding not only the pandemic but also the converging crises of racial justice, reproductive rights, and everything else is the immediacy with which we are being called upon to act. This is infiltrated and influenced by social media and the sort of commotion and chaos of the news cycle: we feel compelled to act, act, act—to respond, respond, respond—and artists don’t operate best in that rhythm."

Responses

1. I like how you can understand other people through modes of art without paying attention to the color of your skin or who you relate to. You can relate to and understand other people who are different from you to expand your worldview about them and yourself.

2. Social media is a buzz to the mind due to so much content shoved into your face. Because of its emotional response, we respond to anything without critical thinking. We need time to analyze situations without resorting to implied answers to complex problems. That way, we can make progress and meaningful change.

Performance - Through the Minds of Imagination

This assignment requires 4 people (excluding me). Take out pieces of paper and draw for 15 seconds. Then, rotate and continue drawing on the other person's paper, and do that four times (Make sure the original paper you take out has your name written on it). Afterward, for 1 minute, pick a partner's paper, grab another piece of your own, and draw something inspired by the collage of drawings you guys have done for each of them. After that minute is up, the person you chose to draw has to come up with your inspired drawing and define the theme of what you did. 

The second phase begins after you define the theme and partner with the person who defined your drawing. Get another piece of paper for both of you to draw and merge the themes you defined for the inspired drawings. Afterward, Post them on the Bulletin Board, and all four of you must piece together the significant story from those two drawings. Then, take out four pieces of paper and make the story more straightforward by drawing out what you guys put together and describing to the audience what it is about.

The setting is outside the backyard of the Art Building, and the message of this performance is to educate people about the hard work it takes to create a creative project in the entertainment industry, bringing awareness to artists and writers.