Experimental Art, 360 Response 2 AV

The reason why we don't experiment too much is because we are still trying to master the techniques we have been taught!! (or at least that is the case for me!). I know the author speaks of all artists, thus more experienced ones should maybe try to reach the experimental zone, but I'll just focus on me here! Ha! I don't just follow the footsteps of my teachers, but I do take in the essential techniques that I know will allow me to grow, and when I perform, I want to show that I have done so and I am very grateful.

As for the leaps that random people in history have taken and thus, have been labeled experimenters, as the author describes, THIS IS NOTHING NEW. THIS WILL NEVER CHANGE. Yes, I have no hope for the future. No, I'm kidding, but what I mean is that someone will always upset the intellectuals, the experienced, the masters, but that is life and it grows on us. The evolution of women's clothes in 20th century is a perfect example, especially with bathing suits! In the 1960's, wearing a bikini was risque. A little before that, women went swimming fully covered. Again, this is life and something will always scratch out the norm. Who cares if people find Lady Gaga weird. That is the way of life.

Body Knowledge/Body Prejudice, Reading 2 AV

Written on 9/14/09

What I really enjoyed about this reading is how the author writes about dance being a part of "man's social history". Reading the section about body movement being our original extension system really allowed me to understand how I have viewed dance for a long time. As children, we seek approval with "tricks" and there are many other ways we interact socially. It's interesting how your first decade on earth can affect you for years to come.

I also appreciated finding out how we gain knowledge of things (through the author's ladder examples). "Any human experience...must be abstracted and categorized if it is to become a form of knowledge." In thinking about possibilities for the fall concert, it is so easy to say you want to make a piece about relationships or your childhood or your mother. However, the more specific one gets, the easier it is to find choreography, lighting possibilities, etc.