I've been looking into an artist called Allan Kaprow recently. He helped to establish performance art and he helped to develop the ‘Environment’ and ‘Happenings’. The "Happening" allows the artist to experiment with body motion, recorded sounds, written and spoken texts, and even smells. It seems quiet relevant in what my vision is of the Old School/New School project, as I've said on my last post that I want to develop something interactive. Kaprow's work attempts to integrate daily life and art together. I don't want to replicate his work, just to have my own version of 'happenings' and this for me is in the form of a noticeboard/fanzines for people to communicate what ever they like.
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| Allan Kaprow, 1961 Words |
Artwork Description & Analysis: Words, exhibited at the Smolin Gallery in New York in 1962, takes the audience on a journey through two rooms, encouraging them to contribute to written and verbal components as they progress. Through this interactive environment, Kaprow denotes "urban text" referencing graffiti, billboards, newspapers, overheard conversations, and a lecture, engaging the viewer in a multi-sensory experience that literally brings "words" to life. The importance of this piece is based in the responsibility of the viewer to become part of the creative process beyond passive involvement.
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