A most amazing art exhibition
When I was in high school I was amazed to read of the work by an Australian performance artist called Stelarc, who is famous for a number of things. In the 1970s Stelarc suspended his naked body off the ground by metal hooks piercing his body tied to ropes, hoisting his body off the ground for the duration of the performance.
Around the same time I heard of an American performance artist called Chris Burden who had a friend use a rifle to shoot him in the arm. I made a silkscreen print of the photo of this 'work'.
I could never imagine myself doing these kind of extreme acts in the name of art, so it fascinated me about how these guys could do so.
Until 30 June Stelarc has an exhibition of recent works at Adelaide's Experimental Art Foundation. Well worth a visit if you want to challenge yourself about 'what is art.'
One of Stelarc's most recent project was to insert a 'surgically constructed left ear' into his left arm. There is a short video documenting the process - not for the squimish.
Why? you might ask? Indeed. Art is a funny business, but Stelarc is one of the best at what he does.
Around the same time I heard of an American performance artist called Chris Burden who had a friend use a rifle to shoot him in the arm. I made a silkscreen print of the photo of this 'work'.
I could never imagine myself doing these kind of extreme acts in the name of art, so it fascinated me about how these guys could do so.
Until 30 June Stelarc has an exhibition of recent works at Adelaide's Experimental Art Foundation. Well worth a visit if you want to challenge yourself about 'what is art.'
One of Stelarc's most recent project was to insert a 'surgically constructed left ear' into his left arm. There is a short video documenting the process - not for the squimish.
Why? you might ask? Indeed. Art is a funny business, but Stelarc is one of the best at what he does.
posted by Rick's Rambles at 7:47 pm
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