FMX211/DeCurtis/Roundtree

Part 1         Of the many performance artists I've learned about I found Ulay, Chris Burden, and Pyotr Pavlensky to be the most inspiring and intriguing. They all advocate for using personal expression and action to express the inner "need" of the artist. In an interview Ulay states that when doing performance art one has to be doing the piece partially for oneself in addition to the audience. While the artist is always seeking to make a statement or spread a message, it is critical to be acting on individual terms of self-expression. Additionally Chris Burden's "Shoot" art piece in which he is shot in the arm for the sake of art speaks volumes to this idea. This is an example of using the body as the canvas by which to make a statement. The fact that he had a friend of his willingly aim a gun at him and fire shows the mental boundaries that are pushed through performance art. Pyotr Pavlensky takes utilizing the body as the medium a bit further w...

          I have always listened to a variety of music and never stuck too close to one genre or another so as to experience all styles of sound. Technology and music go hand in hand as regardless of the genre as there needs to be instruments or some form of producing sound. Punk        When discussing punk rock I believe that a significant band to the genre is The Stooges, a band of the late 60s. Their sound implemented familiar musical jingles with their own grungy style. The iconic lead singer Iggy Pop was truly a performer, and he often moved in demented ways on stage while singing. This definitely attracted a great following and inspired people to not care about what may have been considered normal for the time.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwmU343eBu0 Nineties         When speaking about music of the nineties I believe its crucial to mention blink-182, a band that revolutionized rock during th...