UCI The Importance of Materiality Landscape & Repetition Project

Materiality, Landscape, & Repetition – In class Discussion and development of the theme for project 1 – create a one page project theme and description for the project and decide where you’d like to perform the work in the courtyard or the nearby surrounding area. Create a three-minute performance and focus on materiality, landscape & repetition based on the primary sourced material discussed and viewed in the class midterms in preparation for this project. Reflect on the themes the artists worked with in their projects, the materials they used, the landscapes or sites they created their work in, and the use of repetition in their performances to underscore their themes. Also as part of this project include a 250 word Artist Statement about your project. This statement will be presented when you perform project.

– I would like to use a series of 12 pictures for this project

Here are some artists we talked about in class which you might need for inspriations.

1. Ana Mendieta, discuss her body earthwork series Siluette (1979 – 1980), you can select another work if time permits.
2. Rafa Esparza; his work Red Summer, Rafa Esparza bust: indestructible columns , rafa esparza’s building: a simulacrum of power, 2014
3. Rebecca Horn research and present on her Body Extensions work.
4. Faith Wilding’s performance “Waiting” created in Womanhouse. Include background information on Womanhouse as well.
5. Gutai artist; Atsuko Tanaka, discuss the work “Electric Dress”, and include another work from their Gutai period.
6. Gutai Artists; Kazuo Shiraga, discuss the work “Challenging Mud”, include other work from their Gutai period or another work.
7. Gutai Artist; Saburo Murakami, discuss the work “Passing Through” include one other work from their Gutai period or another work.
8. Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Coco Fusco, discuss their collaborative work “Couple in a Cage” please show video excerpts. Focusing on only this one work is fine for this presentation.
9. Liu Bolin – Focus on his work where he immerses himself in the environment.
10. Cassils; go to their website and select two of their performances for the presentation.