Discussion 4-Performance Art

Artists to look at

Yves Klein

Chris Burden

Yoko Ono

Marina Abramovic

Questions

1. What is performance art? [Performance art and Performing arts are different subjects. So please be careful when answering the questions in the discussion forum. Performing arts; types of art (such as music, dance, or drama) that are performed for an audience. Performing arts follow a script. Performance art; is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be live, through documentation, spontaneously or written, presented to a public in a Fine Arts context.]
2. How does performance art differ from other art forms (for example; painting, sculpture, etc)?
3. Which performance artist is your favorite one and why? Explain the work and write your interpretation.
4. Can you sell a performance artwork or would you buy a performance piece? I am sure you noticed that all of the artists document their performances. Do you prefer seeing the actual performance or just seeing the video would be enough to experience the artwork? Explain why you prefer the actual performance or documentation of the performance.

Discussion 4-Performance Art Answer

A performance by the artist or other participants in a fine art context, generally interdisciplinary, is known as Performance Art. Scripted or unscripted performances, random or highly orchestrated performances, spontaneous or otherwise carefully prepared performances with or without viewers are all possibilities. The performance can take place in person or over the internet, and the performer can be present or not. It can be any circumstance involving four fundamental elements: time, location, the performer’s body or presence in a medium, and a performer-audience interaction.