Out of the three movies that we saw in class, only the first one: "Cut Piece" was the one that managed to invoke positive reaction in me. Yoko Ono has different ideas about art and presentation that are both conducted very well in this short. I found the behavior of a few people who came out to be very intriguing, especially the guy who cut off half of her shirt. It was very different and refreshing.
"Rape" to me seemed like too much of a set up, even though the reaction was real. The camera's behavior was too annoying and after awhile I fount myself waiting for the film to end. It was definitely a torture in a psychological way, but I don't think it was in the same way as it was intended by the filmmaker.
P.S. After watching "Bottoms" I can definitely say that I am a boob man.
1 comment:
lol at your "P.S."
The great thing about "Cut" is that it was a performance (what we watched was the documentation of it) - as with a lot of her work, many other artists have followed Yoko Ono's "instructions" and performed the same piece.
I like that you're engaged with the material presented in class and using this blog to share your thoughts, but I need more posts about your project. I need to know that you're working on it, brainstorming, experimenting - documenting the process is a big part of this assignment.
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