One
I make holes in the time
I once met a mad poet who was shouting around, addressing nobody in particular:
Put a Finger between the Time!
I understood immediately, but it took me some twenty years to take it serious in all consequence and
concentrate on just that: making holes in the time
I do this as an artist and invite others to do so as a curator-organizer of live art events
Two
Is it action art, performance art or live art...
Getting pretty confused about all possible terms to define this brand of art?
"Performance" is the label mostly used for any "strange" action. The suffix "art" is tolerated as long as it is not emphasized... "Performance" is also used to describe acceleration, endurance, speed etc. The term "performance art" has long been used as a stamp for any action that is not to be taken serious.
Sooo, is it time to look for a new term?
On one hand I find "live art" sympathetic but as a statement too wide.
Even more sympathetic is "action art", not least because of the rich tradition of "acciones" in Spain. But then, it might be too short to include any non-action...
Why not introducing yet another term like "body poetry" or what, just to be faithful to the true artists eternal drive to escape definitions and refocus on new horizons.
Because this is at the root of this art form: it's new, it's real, it's ephemeral.
And then I read Marilyn Arsem's text "this is performance art" and I find my thoughts written down, I hear myself exclaim "yes, that's telling it" and it reminds me that I belong to an extended group of likewise artists.
So i will keep on using the term "performance art" for my actions.
And, for those moments that the individual drive is bigger than the need to belong, I'll say "body poetry" or "action art" or, to include it all: "live art".
Three
Do websites have to be boring?
It is so easy to give in to list and list... It is strange that this seems to give us a feeling of importance, because it is so against any notion of art or creative action.
Photos and videos can look nice, but actually it's a form of visual listing.
How to surprise?
This site will never be ready
I make holes in the time
I once met a mad poet who was shouting around, addressing nobody in particular:
Put a Finger between the Time!
I understood immediately, but it took me some twenty years to take it serious in all consequence and
concentrate on just that: making holes in the time
I do this as an artist and invite others to do so as a curator-organizer of live art events
Two
Is it action art, performance art or live art...
Getting pretty confused about all possible terms to define this brand of art?
"Performance" is the label mostly used for any "strange" action. The suffix "art" is tolerated as long as it is not emphasized... "Performance" is also used to describe acceleration, endurance, speed etc. The term "performance art" has long been used as a stamp for any action that is not to be taken serious.
Sooo, is it time to look for a new term?
On one hand I find "live art" sympathetic but as a statement too wide.
Even more sympathetic is "action art", not least because of the rich tradition of "acciones" in Spain. But then, it might be too short to include any non-action...
Why not introducing yet another term like "body poetry" or what, just to be faithful to the true artists eternal drive to escape definitions and refocus on new horizons.
Because this is at the root of this art form: it's new, it's real, it's ephemeral.
And then I read Marilyn Arsem's text "this is performance art" and I find my thoughts written down, I hear myself exclaim "yes, that's telling it" and it reminds me that I belong to an extended group of likewise artists.
So i will keep on using the term "performance art" for my actions.
And, for those moments that the individual drive is bigger than the need to belong, I'll say "body poetry" or "action art" or, to include it all: "live art".
Three
Do websites have to be boring?
It is so easy to give in to list and list... It is strange that this seems to give us a feeling of importance, because it is so against any notion of art or creative action.
Photos and videos can look nice, but actually it's a form of visual listing.
How to surprise?
This site will never be ready
