What is Kaprow's main argument?
Kaprow’s main argument is that art can effectively be anything. This applies to art like the readymade or Kaprow’s own work of brushing his teeth. Setting your alarm clock or sheering a llama can all be art. Kaprow also had a focused on movement as art in this argument. He pays special attention to how movement and action, and how it relates to the mundane and living. I think in some way, Kaprow's main point is that life itself can be art.
Kaprow’s main argument is that art can effectively be anything. This applies to art like the readymade or Kaprow’s own work of brushing his teeth. Setting your alarm clock or sheering a llama can all be art. Kaprow also had a focused on movement as art in this argument. He pays special attention to how movement and action, and how it relates to the mundane and living. I think in some way, Kaprow's main point is that life itself can be art.
How does the reading relate to
theme of the class/ how might it help you make art?
Movement seems to be a very good
expression of time based media. Movement can be interpreted in a multitude of
different ways. It can be thought of as movement in animation or video, or
performance art, or the movement of sound waves in audio art. Movement is
inherently time based, as movement happens over a progression of time.
Do any verbs or actions stick out
to you in this reading?
There were lots of really interesting language choices. Some verbs and actions that stuck
out to me are ironic, trivialized, brushing, performance, routinized, nonconscious,
tension, pressure, and resonance. Three other words, admittedly not verbs or actions,
which struck me, were rhythm, paradox, and aromatic.
