This series of 3 paintings were part of a live performance, using my body as a painting medium.
“The shocks to perception that are
frequently deployed by contemporary Live artists, somewhat like those of other visual artists, take the spectator into conditions of immediacy
where attention is heightened, the sensory
relation charged, and the workings of thought agitated.” [1]
This brings people to the “moment” the work took place. There is an automatic
relationship between the spectator and the art piece when it’s conceived right before their eyes, in that specific moment and space. Unlike pieces that are created in privacy, creating any piece in public allows the audience to understand each stroke, movement, and struggle based on their personal experience. In my case, the final
product on canvas can be seen as more than instinctive random strokes, but also as a memory of a dance performance they witnessed.
[1] Heathfield, Adrian. Live: Art and Performance. New York: Routledge, 2004. Print.
