Contextual and professional studies
An Article from the ‘MoMAlearning |The Body in Art”
This talks about how in the 1960s and 1970s the female form where being used within the western art, within this time women where claiming back their bodies within their art.
This site gives information about The Nouveau Realisme, where the artists started to look into using their bodies to preform art. This was both through photography’s and performances. One piece involved naked women painted the canvas with their bodies.
Artist That Use Body Art…..
Yves Klein
Yves Klein by Lalique – La Victoire de Samothrace | Lalique
Yves Klein (1928-1962) | Anthropométrie (ANT 49) | 1960s, Paintings | Christie’s
Yves uses bodies a lot as his paintbrush. he uses the body to express his art and also to show within photos. his use with the body is very inspiring as this is a new and developed way of using the body within art.
Carolee Shneeman
This video is Carolee explaining why she thought of this method of making her art. She does not consider herself a body performer but her performances have a sense of intimacy.
Japan’s Gutai group
This is a group of artist founded after the war in japan. it was formed in 1954 by Jiro Yoshihara. The younger artist within this group looked in to body art.
This video talks about a range of this artist work. also how/why she made them.
Design, Advertising & Creative Inspiration – Digital Synopsis
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922 – 2011) | Work | abstract, All other categories of objects | Christie’s
SADAMASA MOTONAGA (JAPANESE, 1922-2011) | TAPA TAPA | Paintings, Modern | Christie’s
Sakuhin, 1964 – Sadamasa Motonaga – WikiArt.org
‘Action Painting’ gets us in a mess. (creativepool.com)
Being an artist: Janine Antoni – Active Voice (anniepaul.net)
The Beautiful Trap: Janine Antoni’s Body Art – Border Crossings Magazine
