Kaitlyn Arroyo
Self Image: I
Professor Cacoilo
March 30th, 2022
"Casked Away in the Shadows"
Performance Art is part of a popular culture of people that engages the viewer and targets an audience to get involved with the demand of sharing this universal experience with the world. Performance is a real-life concept and follows the same cultural, liberal, and economic structure as it has played in the last few decades.
Self-reflection is only natural for human beings, which usually begins with us comparing ourselves with someone else. This performance piece follows the story of a girl who struggles with personal identity and tries to seclude her former self into the shadows of nothingness. She is trying hard to keep up with this new image of herself, but deep down knows this affects her on the inside. Maybe she wants to be a people pleaser or try to fit in with the crowds, but all I can say is that she feels insecure about herself and has feelings of self-doubt. This idea was inspired by the works of Marina Abramovic. Her first performance piece relates to reflection, as she is described as a mirror. Abramovic shows people as themselves in her artwork. With this idea of putting a mirror in front of another, you will be left with the same outcome. Abramovic always thought of herself as an ugly child growing up, and desperately begged her mother to get nose surgery done.
The first image depicts the feeling of lost hope, that her suppressed emotions got the best of her and she can't clear her mind of these thoughts. The second picture describes the unsettling feeling of being told things you don't want to hear in this attempt to shun society. The last and final image depicts the girl being picked on like she doesn't fit in with everyone else. People will be quick to point fingers at someone they hardly know.
- very dark ambiance
- wants to please everyone around her
- blurry picture effect gives a sense of mystery to the piece
Joanne Finkelstein
Excerpt from: The Art of Self Invention
Chapter 4 - Advertising
Two Quotes
"He rightly identified both the content of the mass media as well as the technology of the media - its distribution, ease of access, and availability - as two influential forces that would directly shape social life."
(Finkelstein 149)
Social media has made it easier for artists to advertise their work online for people to collaboratively experience and enjoy it with others. With media influencing our lives, it's almost impossible to miss a notification from your favorite app alerting you of stuff you should look out for. Without technology, we would have never advanced as far as releasing ads other than by mainstream newspapers.
"Art materializes the imagination; it turns objects into surfaces that can be overwritten by the imagination. Advertising achieves the same."
(Finkelstein 153)
The creative process of art-making comes with cohesive thinking skills and resources that let your mind do the talking. By advertising, we are promoting a particular product that is meant to be sold. In this case, art conceptually is being advertised throughout the world in the form of social media, Tumblr pics, Etsy boards, billboards, and logos. That's right! Art can be found everywhere around you. From the books you read to the fancy details on your phone cases, art plays a big factor in our lives and should be paid attention to more directly.
Chapter 5 - Fashion
Two Quotes
"Fashion might suggest that we share the aesthetic values that circulate around desirable objects but, more often than not, these standards elude us."
(Finkelstein 190)
This society is always trying to fit into the latest fashion trends. However, it does not have to fit in the realm of outfits but plays an outlier with iconic food logos that draw a viewer's attention because they can easily identify something as simple as a McDonald's logo or Burger King. Trendsetting is a thing of the past and is something that has been brought back. I remember when crocs used to be the latest shoe style in the early 2000s, and just recently more people are starting to wear them to make a "statement", or perhaps try to fit in amongst popular crowds of people who were branded clothing.
"It can intensify self-absorption and thus reduce the social, cultural, and intellectual horizons of the fashion habitat."
(Finkelstein 210)
Clashing with societal norms of fashion means that people can wear anything they feel comfortable with and not have to stick with outfits they're accustomed to from their homeland. For example, anyone can follow up with the latest fashion trends and despite coming from a different background everyone is welcome to this concept.
Khan Academy
Excerpt from: An Introduction of the Performance Art (course)
Two Quotes
"Performance art has been a medium that challenges and violates borders between disciplines and genders, between public and private, and between everyday life and art, it follows no rules." (Academy 2)
This conceptualized art form is essential to everyday life. There are no limitations to what can be created, which puts a lot of freedom on the table for creativity and imagination. Anybody, male or female can take part in a performance that questions individuals to think if this is stereotypical? There are many ways of using a public space and bringing it to life with a motif. However, not too many artists from the background of body-orientated movements take into account this form.
"Such approaches engage the viewer and encourage their active participation in artistic production; however, they also speak to a cultural shift towards interactive modes of communication." (Academy 3)
Performance art has always been around since the late 19th and early 20th-century history. It is an expressive art medium that is used by communicating with the body. Through theatrical plays, musicals, ballet, and opera, we can imagine the body as our canvas that can be manipulated into however we want it to be. This type of art is controlled by the movement and rhythm of other performers who take part.
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