It's About Time

Going into the blog to view the video about Janine Antoni, honestly I am not a huge fan of performance art and have often questioned its legitimacy as an art form. So I had already decided I wouldn't enjoy her work or the video. I quickly, in fact, almost immediately shifted my opinion upon seeing her first piece, Moor, as she began to describe what materials she had used to create it and what it represented. I have gained a new, more open-minded view on her as a performance artist, and performance art as a whole. I also gained much admiration for her after watching her process and her ability to learn a new skills simply in order to better convey the entirety of the piece, it really speaks volumes to her creativity and artistic talent.

In process 1st carving

In process 1st carving

In process 1st carving

In process 1st carving

In process 1st carving

In Process 2nd carving 

In Process 2nd carving

In Process 2nd carving

In Process 2nd carving

Transformation step 1 (put in freezer)

Transformation step 3 (add wire)

 

Transformation step 2 (smash with a hammer)

Transformation step 4 (heating on the stove)

Transformation step 5 (adding water)

Transformation step 5 (adding water)

 

Transformation step 6 (removing wire)

Transformation step 6 (without wire)

Transformation step 7 (adding violet ink)

Transformation step 7 (violet ink added)

Transformation step 8 (removed from stove and rolled into foil)

Transformation step 9 (put back in freezer)

Transformation step 10 (removed from freezer and foil)

Transformation step 11 (cut into pieces with a knife)

Transformation step 12 ( soap shavings added)

Transformation step 12 ( soap shavings added)

Transformation step 13 (baked in the oven)

Transformation step 13 (after baking in the oven)

Transformation step 14 (removing "skin" layer)

Transformation step 15 (adding scarlet ink)

Transformation step 15 (adding scarlet ink)

Transformation step 16 (rolling out flat)

Transformation step 16 (rolling out flat)

Transformation step 17 (adding cut up paper)

Transformation step 17 (adding cut up paper)

Transformation step 18 (cutting out circles)

Transformation step 18 (cutting out circles)

Transformation step 19 (stringing together with skin and fishing wire)

Final product of manipulated carving

Final product of manipulated carving

Final Carving

Final Carving

Drawing of final carving

Final Carving

Final Carving

Drawing of final carving

Drawing of distorted carving

Final Carving