GRQ:
1. 9 Evenings: Theaters and Engineering
2. EAT
3. Sputnik
4. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
5. Allan Kaprow
6. Billy Kulver
7. Rauschenberg
8. John Cage
9. intermedia
10. Fluxus
11. happenings
12. performances
13. Pepsi-Cola
14. Singer
15. the war in Vietnam and the economic recession
16. the Artists' Cooperation Program
Discussion:
In this lecture we discussed the works of Nam June Paik, and the impact he left on the art world and art history. The lecture included a video art piece titled Global Grove which I enjoyed. The art piece seems psychedelic in a way where there’s flashes of color, a lot of movement, and an upbeat song behind it all. The video seemed like a collage of some sort and truly captured the 70s era of fun and disco, and was just a fun watch. Compared to video art now, the piece was at the start of video art where nowadays you see video art about everything. I remember making a video art piece in another class and we got to make it on any topic we wanted, which was fun and easy to do. The quick movements and flashes of color created the psychedelic aspect of the video and made it engaging to watch, especially since this was unprecedented. Nam June Paik made his mark on the art world and it’s interesting to see what a trendsetter he was looking back on history. I’ve always had an appreciation of Paik and I will continue to do so as he paved the way for many artists today, and even paved the way for music videos with his video art.
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