Exploring Contemporary Designs For Performance

His works are a challenge to modern and ‘mature' thinking; when humanity used to connect through myths and legends, now they believe through logic and fact. Unlike much of today's contemporary art, Ryden's work is easily accessible for the audience by the familiar symbols of toys and religious icons, contextualized into a surrealist and dreamlike world. The difference, however, is that Ryden consciously makes the decisions of what is to be part of his artwork.

“This performance draws upon both ‘traditional and contemporary arts and cultural practice. The integration of… contemporary performance art and modern theatrics to form of cultural hybridity.”

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Another form of participation or integration is presented by the winner, Maya Lin, which is the participation and involvement of her design with its adjacent monuments. She manages to demonstrate “strength, deceptive simplicity, and a superbly

Alex Pardee’s horrifically moving artwork has captured the interest of many around the world. His unique style has inspired that of many upcoming artists to create equally disturbing and fantastic pieces. Not only does he have thousands of sketches, paintings, and short stories to shed light on the warped convolutions of his mind, but he has a less than perfect back story and wicked sense of sarcasm to verify it. That’s all part of what makes him so fascinating. An intelligent and talented man, Alex Pardee is an icon of persistence and individuality for thousands upon thousands of aspiring artists and seemingly lost inhabitants of

When I attend the Oklahoma Art Museum this morning, I was completely blown away by the different styles, technique, and artistic abilities that artist have. Art can come in many forms and can involve many different things. From paintings, sculptures, and abstract pieces of the modern world. Along with my visit, I got to experience a new collection of blown glass that was absolute remarkable. As I walked though the museum, it was as I walked though time and got to see how each period’s art changed throughout time. From the different shades of color to the different types of technique that filled the halls of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, each piece was genuine in its own way. I was starstruck as I witnessed Lowell Nesbitt’s Parrot Tulip, Richard Diebenkorn’s Albuquerque, and Dale Chihuly’s blown glass.

From beginnings with inspiration from the Mary Jane Shannon grade threes to the more versed hands of the GP senior artists, sparks of creativity were nurtured into brilliant works of

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For the show’s finale, Edwards skillfully stitches together a vibrant selection of artist prints and sculpture from the museum’s collection that provide broader context for Francis’ work. They enable visitors to explore European aesthetic developments taking place during Francis’ study and artistic

The exhibition that focuses on contemporary artworks since 1960 will be small, containing only two pieces. The pieces are both sculptures, Violet Persian Set with Red Lip Wraps by Dale Chihuly and Nefertiti by Wendall Castle. The theme of the exhibition will be about the reimagining of the exotic female form through abstract sculpture—specifically, in-the-round, free-standing sculptures. Both Chihuly’s piece as well as Castle’s fit this theme as they depict abstract forms that can be interpreted as feminine. However, the pieces look radically different from one another and are fairly abstract. One sculpture shows a strong and regal womanly form while the other could be interpreted as the exact opposite. Both sculpture’s in the exhibition can also be seen as being inspired by the exotic and romanticized past.

In the words of Gay McAuley, “for an activity to be regarded as a performance, it must involve the live presence of the performers and those witnessing it…” (McAuley, 2009, cited in Schechner, 2013, pp.38). This statement recognises the importance of both the actor and the audience for something to truly function as a performance. In addition, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones highlights the significance of the theatrical space and how it can influence an audience stating that “on entering a theatre of any kind, a spectator walks into a specific space, one that is designed to produce a certain reaction or series of responses” (Llewellyn-Jones, 2002, pp.3). The relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space is no less important today than it was at the time of theatre during the Spanish Golden Age and the creation of Commedia dell’arte in Italy. Despite being very close geographically with theatre thriving for both in the same era, sources that explore the social, cultural and historical context of these countries and the theatre styles will bring to light the similarities and differences. This essay will analyse the staging, the behaviour of the audience as well as the challenges the actors faced, and how this directly influenced the relationship between actor, audience and theatrical space.

This piece indeed affirms her essential notion in doing performance art. She did value the relationship between performer and audience as well as pushing her body off limit since the audiences were becoming more aggressive towards the end of the day. “So many people ask me,

Inner self is the main theme of the next and final artist in this exhibition. Using paper molds

This paper will explore a range of perspectives on the relationship between the live event and the document within performance practice, specifically focus on in relation to body, time and space. Performance art is commonly known as a performance presented to a viewer within a fine art context. Through performance artists emphasize the body’s role in artistic production. Historically, performance archive has been characterized as an unfaithful representation of the momentary art experience. Yet, in contemporary art the relationship between live performance practices and documentation has progressed towards reconciliation. Whether, the performance is scripted or unscripted, the performer’s body is present or absent. Performance art can happen in any type of venue and for any length of time. Documentation of performance practice documents the actions of an individual or a group at a particular place and in a particular time.