Fluxus

" Initially received as little more than an international network of pranksters, the admittedly playful artists of Fluxus were, and remain, a network of radical visionaries who have sought to change political and social, as well as aesthetic, perception.(Artmovement)"


The movement was a combination of visual arts, and many other experimental art forms.

One of the most noted artist of the time Joseph Beuys. I could go on and on about tell you what he did and how he did it but i'd rather let you see for yourself.
Joseph Beuys.

His philosophy on appreciating an object for its artistic composition rather than manipulating it in someway resonates with me. It reminds me of marcel duchamps urinal. Art does repeat itself after all.

Un Chien Andalou

I saw this movie at the Dali museum in St. Pete. i didn't understand it then and really can't pretend that i understand it now.... lol

BUT what i can say is that i really appreciate all the visual elements that were displayed during time period because it required a lot of creativity. That is certainly something i cannot downplay the importance of regardless of my short attention span. lol

The idea of bringing surrealism to film was very innovative at the time this movies made. It definitely has served as reference for film makers today.

If you haven't seen it here's the link.... tell me what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8xvGEdp80

Dada Movement

The fountain by Marcel Duchamp is what epitomizes the Dada movement for me. Not his Mona Lisa with a beard.
When i first saw this piece about two years ago i probably would have argued for days as to why this particular piece was NOT ART. How could you take the creation of someone else, write a name on it that wasn't even yours, then turn around and place it in a museum and label it ART??????

But after having our discussion in class i can now properly explain why exactly it IS ART after all.

Although it is important for art to reflect reality it may be even more important that art is a reaction to reality. The Dada artist were tired of the same repetitive forms of art that seemed to never evolve. These artists were making all sorts of advancement in their respective fields but they weren't weren't widely accepted.

When i think back to the most noted artists in history i realize that they too weren't widely accepted during their lifetime either. Van Gogh for instance only sold one of his paintings while he was alive.... Today he's recognized as one of the greatest artists that ever lived.

Art represents reality and what makes art, art to me is that a statement is being made about something that is taking place right now. So if that's done using a urinal i suppose i urinal can be art as well... lol

Grid Art Project

Sometimes we think sex is love.... BUT IT AINT!!!!!!!!! so wrap it UP PEOPLE!

1950's to 1970's

Between the 1950s and the 1970s so many major events took place. For one the civil rights movement peaked and evened out with these 20 yrs. Another important event that took place was the Vietnam War. For the first time a large amount of Americans were against the government's decision. It set a divided between the citizens and "the man". People no longer believed that the government had their best interests at heart. As usual art imitates life so films like Barbarella and Tommy were created. Barbarella depicted the reality that many drug user would experience on their highs. Tommy was created to show the rebellion against the powers that tried to control the people. Tommy was saying there really was no point in being good nor was it fun.... Very interesting period in American history the transition can be seen in the fashions of women as well... hemlines went north and bras went south.

Super Bowl 44 continued....

So i was doing hw and only watched the second half..... JAY-Z performed!!!!!!!!!! omg!!!!!! watch and see Jay-Z

Super Bowl

So it's that time of the year again and its time for my favorite part of the big game THE COMMERCIALS!!!!!!!! Here are a few of the commercials that had me laughing for hours even after they went off the year. To make the commercials even better my team won! Did anybody see Tracy Porter make that touch down ???? Can you say how you doing (Wendy Williams voice)?

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